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Law and Economics in a Nutshell.
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[Place of publication not identified] : West Academic, 2016.
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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.
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.
Summary
This guide provides expert coverage of the classic issues, including basic price theory; definitions of efficiency; the Coase Theorem; and the economics of contract law, tort law, criminal law, regulation, antitrust, and intellectual property. The text also discusses less conventional topics such as public choice, what it means to be a rational maximizer of self-interest, the assumptions underlying economic analysis as applied to law, limitations on the application of economic theory to law, the theory of second best, the prisoner's dilemma, the economics of marriage, the economics of inheritance, evolutionary theories of law, the economics of settlement, and the implications of recent research into happiness.
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English
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1683281454 (electronic book)
9781683281450 (electronic book)
9781634603102 (electronic book)
1634603109 (electronic book)
9781683281450 (electronic book)
9781634603102 (electronic book)
1634603109 (electronic book)
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