Law and economics in a nutshell /

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Author / Creator:Harrison, Jeffrey L., 1946-
Edition:5th ed.
Imprint:St. Paul, MN : West/Thomson Reuters, c2011.
Description:xxi, 466 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language:English
Series:West nutshell series
Nutshell series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8402867
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ISBN:0314267530
9780314267535
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Economic tools and concepts
  • Normative and behavioral complications in the application of economics to law
  • The Coase Theorem and related property issues
  • The economics of enforcing promises
  • Economics of tort law
  • The economics of settlements
  • Economic analysis of criminal law
  • The economics of antitrust
  • The economics of government regulation
  • Intellectual property
  • The evolution of law
  • Tax policy and taxes on intergenerational transfers
  • Marriage and divorce
  • Public choice.