Steven Shavell - Böcker

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...

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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...

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What effects do laws have? Do individuals drive more cautiously, clear ice from sidewalks more diligently, and commit fewer crimes because of the threat of legal sanctions? Do corporations pollute less, market safer products, and obey contracts to...

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By what criteria should public policy be evaluated? Fairness and justice? Or the welfare of individuals? Debate over this fundamental question has spanned the ages. Fairness versus Welfare poses a bold challenge to contemporary moral philosophy by...

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"[This] is certainly a masterpiece."-Thomas S. Ulen, Journal of Economic Literature "The strength of Shavell's book is its lucid, structured development and explication of the economic model. It represents the best systematic presen...

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This text presents an overview of the function of contracts and a toolbox for designing effective agreements that will accomplish clients' objectives and avoid common pitfalls. The text includes examples drawn from actual contracts.

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This introduction to the field of economic analysis of the law focuses on the core areas of our legal system; property, torts and accidents, contract, and crime; as well as on litigation. It provides numerous examples and is a useful resource for ...

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This law school casebook was developed by a team of professors at Harvard Law School to introduce students with little or no quantitative background to the basic analytical techniques that attorneys need to master to represent their clients effect...

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