Research handbook on Austrian law and economics

Author(s)

• Zywicki, Todd J
• Boettke, Peter J.

Bibliographic Information

Research handbook on Austrian law and economics

edited by Todd J. Zywicki, Peter J. Boettke

（Research handbooks in law and economics）

E. Elgar, c2017

• : cased

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The original contributions in this Handbook provide an introduction to the application of Austrian economics to law. The book begins with chapters on the methodology of law and economics before moving on to chapters which discuss key concepts in Austrian economics such as; dynamic competitive processes, spontaneous order, subjective value, entrepreneurship, and the limited nature of individual knowledge - as they relate to topics in evolutionary law and basic law. This book presents contributions from both economists and legal scholars on topics ranging from methodology of analysis and the evolution of contemporary legal practice, to the teachings of basic law. Taken as a whole, this Handbook provides a strong overview of contemporary research in the Austrian school of law and economics. It is an approach that reflects both the examination of how alternative legal arrangements impact economic performance, and how to use the tools of basic economic reasoning to study the operation of legal rules. Scholars working in the fields of law, jurisprudence, economics, and public policy will find this an important resource on the cutting edge of Austrian political economy in application to law and economics. Contributors include: B.L. Benson, P.J. Boettke, D.J. Boudreaux, H.N. Butler, E.R. Claeys, C.J. Coyne, M. DeBow, M.T. Henderson, S. Horwitz, P.G. Klein, M. Krause, T.A. Lambert, P.T. Leeson, J. Parker, G.J. Postema, S. Rajagopalan, D. Skarbek, E.P. Stringham, R.E. Wagner, T.J. Zywicki

Table of Contents

Contents: Part I Introduction 1. Law and economics: the contributions of the Austrian School of Economics Peter J. Boettke and Todd J. Zywicki Part II Methodology of Law and Economics 2. Property rights, the Coase Theorem and informality Martin Krause 3. Coase, Posner, and Austrian law and economics Peter T. Leeson Part III Evolutionary Law 4. Nature as first custom: Hayek on the evolution of social rules Gerald J. Postema 5. The law and economics of rule reform Christopher J. Coyne 6. Legal process for fostering innovation Henry N. Butler and Larry E. Ribstein 7. Customary commercial law, credibility, contracting, and credit in the high Middle Ages Bruce L. Benson 8. Self-Governance, property rights, and illicit commerce David Skarbek 9. Austrian law and economics and efficiency in the common law Todd J. Zywicki and Edward P. Stringham 10. Dispute resolution when rationalities conflict: cost and choice in a mixed economy Richard E. Wagner Part IV Basic Law 11. Sparks cases in contemporary law and economic scholarship Eric R. Claeys 12. Austrian economics and tort law Michael E. DeBow 13. Antitrust and competition from a market-process perspective Donald J. Boudreaux 14. Civil Procedure reconsidered Jeffrey S. Parker 15. An Austrian analysis of contemporary American business law Peter G. Klein and Thomas A. Lambert 16. Firms without boards: unleashing the Hayekian firm M. Todd Henderson 17. Bankruptcy judge as a central planner Todd J. Zywicki and Shruti Rajagopalan 18. Family Law, uncertainty, and the coordination of human capital Steven Horwitz Part V Conclusion 19. Conclusion: the future of "Austrian" Law and Economics Peter J. Boettke and Todd J. Zywicki Index

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• NCID: BB25382484
• ISBN:
  • 9781849801133
• LCCN: 2017941915
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cheltenham
• Pages/Volumes: x, 440 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 340.11
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Law and economics
  • LCSH : Law -- Austria
  • LCSH : Economics -- Austria
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB0289432X