Handbook of law and economics

Author(s)

• Polinsky, A. Mitchell
• Shavell, Steven

Bibliographic Information

Handbook of law and economics

edited by A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell

（Handbooks in economics, 27）

Elsevier : North-Holland, 2007

1st ed

• v. 1
• v. 2

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780444512352

Description

Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that channel behavior in socially desirable directions - for example, by encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise prices. The incentives created by the legal system are thus a natural subject of study by economists. Moreover, given the importance of law to the welfare of societies, the economic analysis of law merits prominent treatment as a subdiscipline of economics. Our hope is that this two volume Handbook will foster the study of the legal system by economists.

Table of Contents

1. Contract Law 2. Liability for Accidents 3. Property Law 4. Litigation 5. Empirical Study of the Civil Justice System 6. Public Enforcement of Law 7. Empirical Study of Criminal Punishment 8. Environmental Law 9. Regulation of Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks 10. Taxation 11. International Law

Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780444531209

Description

Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that channel behavior in socially desirable directions - for example, by encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise prices. The incentives created by the legal system are thus a natural subject of study by economists. Moreover, given the importance of law to the welfare of societies, the economic analysis of law merits prominent treatment as a subdiscipline of economics. This two volume Handbook is intended to foster the study of the legal system by economists.

Table of Contents

12. Corporate Law and Governance 13. Empirical Study of Corporate Law 14. Bankruptcy Law 15. Antitrust 16. Regulation of Natural Monopoly 17. Employment Law 18. Antidiscrimination Law 19. Intellectual Property Law 20. Norms and the Law 21. Experimental Study of Law 22. The Political Economy of Law

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Details

• NCID: BA84029698
• ISBN:
  • 9780444512352
  • 9780444531209
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Amsterdam ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 340.11
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Law and economics
  • LCSH : Law -- Economic aspects
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00065123