Table of Contents

Contents: Traditional Law and Economics: Contracts: Filling gaps in incomplete contracts: an economic theory of default rules, Ian Ayres and Robert Gertner. Torts: The boundaries of vicarious liability: an economic analysis of the scope of employment rule and related legal doctrines, Alan O. Sykes. Property: An economic analysis of copyright law, William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner. Criminal Law: The deterrent effect of capital punishment: a question of life and death, Isaac Ehrlich. Bankruptcy: A new approach to corporate reorganizations, Lucian Ayre Bebchuk. Procedure: A new theory concerning the credibility and success of threats to sue, Lucian Ayre Bebchuk Statutory Interpretation: Promoting public-regarding legislation through statutory interpretation: an interest group model, Jonathan R. Macey. Law and Wealth Redistribution: Why the legal system is less efficient than the income tax in redistributing income, Louis Kaplow and Steven Shavell. Frontiers: Behavioral: A behavioral approach to law and economics, Cass R. Sunstein and Richard Thaler. Social Norms: Symbols, signals and social norms in politics and the law, Eric A. Posner. Positive Political Theory: The Article I section 7 game, William N. Eskridge Jr and John Ferejohn. Experimental: Fear and loathing in the Coase Theorem: experimental tests involving physical discomfort, Elizabeth Hoffman and Matthew L. Spitzer. Computer Models: Simple games in a complex world; a generative approach to the adoption of norms, Randal C. Picker; Name index.

About the Author

Eric A. Posner, University of Chicago Law School, USA Ian Ayres, Robert Gertner, Alan O. Sykes, William M. Landes, Richard A. Posner, Isaac Ehrlich, Lucian Ayre Bebchuk, Jonathan R. Macey., Louis Kaplow, Steven Shavell, Cass R. Sunstein, Richard Thaler, Eric A. Posner, William N. Eskridge Jr, John Ferejohn, Elizabeth Hoffman, Matthew L. Spitzer, Randal C. Picker.

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’This book provides a valuable introduction to Law and Economics and an excellent guide to the state of the art in this field. Law and Economics is having an increasing influence on trends and developments in many areas of commercial law and this book should provide commercial lawyers with a useful insight into this influence. It will be a valuable addition to most libraries.’ Journal of International Financial Markets