An Introduction to Law and Economics by
Introduction -- Efficiency and equity -- The coase theorem -- First application : nuisance Law -- Second application : breach of contract -- Third application : automobile accidents -- Risk bearing and insurance -- Fourth application : breach of contract again -- Fifth application: automobile accidents again -- Sixth application : law enforcement using fines -- Seventh application : law enforcement using imprisonment -- Competitive markets -- Eighth application : pollution control -- Ninth application : products liability -- Tenth application : principal-agent liability -- Eleventh application : suit, settlement, and trial -- Twelfth application : regulation -- Efficiency and equity reconsidered -- A summing up -- Conclusion
Law and Economics in a Nutshell by
This guide provides expert coverage of the classic issues, including basic price theory; definitions of efficiency; the Coase Theorem; and the economics of contract law, tort law, criminal law, regulation, antitrust, and intellectual property. The text also discusses less conventional topics such as public choice, what it means to be a rational maximizer of self-interest, the assumptions underlying economic analysis as applied to law, limitations on the application of economic theory to law, the theory of second best, the prisoner’s dilemma, the economics of marriage, the economics of inheritance, evolutionary theories of law, the economics of settlement, and the implications of recent research into happiness.
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Research handbook on the law and economics of competition enforcement by
This incisive Research Handbook identifies and assesses the emerging trends in competition enforcement, investigating how such changes impact the enforcement approach of competition authorities and the behaviour of companies in an ever-evolving business and regulatory environment.
Money, Social Ontology and Law by
Presenting legal and philosophical essays on money, this book explores the conditions according to which an object like a piece of paper, or an electronic signal, has come to be seen as having a value.
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