Handbook of Law and Economics : Volume 1 Hardback
Edited by A. Mitchell (Stanford University, CA, U.S.A.) Polinsky, Steven (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.) Shavell
Part of the Handbook of Law and Economics series
Hardback
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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 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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:886 pages
- Publisher:Elsevier Science & Technology
- Publication Date:07/11/2007
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- ISBN:9780444512352
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:886 pages
- Publisher:Elsevier Science & Technology
- Publication Date:07/11/2007
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- ISBN:9780444512352