Principles of Law and Economics is an undergraduate coursebook
This is a new and significantly updated edition of a standard text for the field of Law and Economics.
The second reason why parties may attach different likelihoods to the outcome of trial is asymmetric access to information. If one party has private knowledge that is indicative of either magnified or reduced prospects for the plaintiff ...
This is done using leading cases drawn from the birthplace of the common law (England & Wales) and other common law jurisdictions.
The book juxtaposes economic analysis with moral philosophy, political theory, egalitarianism, and other methodological principles.
Possible Extreme Redistributive Consequences of Kaldor-Hicks Kaldor-Hicks, which is based on comparing gains of gainers to the losses of losers, can be used to support arguments for either an increase or a decrease in income inequality ...
It is the latter approach that Judge Calabresi advocates, in a series of eloquent, thoughtful essays that will appeal to students and scholars alike.
Making use of tables and diagrams throughout to facilitate understanding, this text provides a comprehensive overview of law-and-economics that is ideal for those new to the subject and for use as a course text for law-and-economics modules ...
New to the Fifth Edition: A streamlining of the products liability chapter A revised discussion of the redistributive effects of legal rules to reflect more recent scholarship on this topic The addition of several other refinements in the ...
An analysis of how economic concepts can be used to examine and criticise the law.
Some may suppose she has no one to blame but herself for not making the abortion decision, much like a gentry woman found with child was often blamed for her conduct. The legalization of abortion has not solved this problem for women.