Handbook of Law and Economics

Volume 1
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-444-51235-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 886 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1743 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Advanced graduate students, researchers and professionals interested in Economics, Law and their interaction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Polinsky, A. Mitchell

Shavell, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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