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Law and economics / Jeffrey L. Harrison, Jules Theeuwes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2008.Description: xxiv, 552 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780393930535 (hardcover)
  • 039393053X (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340
LOC classification:
  • K 487 H319l 2008
Contents:
Introducing law and economics -- Tools for the economic analysis of law -- Private property and public goods : an introduction -- Externalities -- The coase theorem -- Government takings and compensation -- "Price" regulation -- Intellectual property -- The economic functions of contract law -- Promisory estoppel -- Contract law and distributive issues -- The economics of contract remedies -- Torts : the economics of liability rules -- Compensatory damages -- Punitive damages -- Products liability -- Malpractice -- Why criminalize? -- The rational criminal -- Efficient levels of deterrence -- Empirical evidence -- The value of a case -- The economics of settlements -- The evolution of law -- Behavioral assumptions and related questions.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) K 487 H319l 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000076853

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing law and economics -- Tools for the economic analysis of law -- Private property and public goods : an introduction -- Externalities -- The coase theorem -- Government takings and compensation -- "Price" regulation -- Intellectual property -- The economic functions of contract law -- Promisory estoppel -- Contract law and distributive issues -- The economics of contract remedies -- Torts : the economics of liability rules -- Compensatory damages -- Punitive damages -- Products liability -- Malpractice -- Why criminalize? -- The rational criminal -- Efficient levels of deterrence -- Empirical evidence -- The value of a case -- The economics of settlements -- The evolution of law -- Behavioral assumptions and related questions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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