Economics of tort law /
Economics of tort law /
edited by Alan O. Sykes.
- 2 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Economic approaches to law ; 11 .
- Economic approaches to law ; 11. .
"An Elgar reference collection".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Liability Rules, Property Rules, Regulation and the Coase Theorem -- The Problem of Social Cost / Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral / Property Rules versus Liability Rules: An Economic Analysis / Liability for Harm versus Regulation of Safety / Negligence and Strict Liability -- A Theory of Negligence / A Theory of Strict Liability / Toward an Economic Theory of Liability / Strict Liability versus Negligence / Strict Liability vs. Negligence in a Market Setting / A New Positive Economic Theory of Negligence / Some Effects of Uncertainty on Compliance with Legal Standards / Causation -- Concerning Cause and the Law of Torts: An Essay for Harry Kalven, Jr. / An Analysis of Causation and the Scope of Liability in the Law of Torts / Causation in Tort Law: An Economic Approach / Causation and Incentives to Take Care under the Negligence Rule / Compensatory Damages -- The Welfare Implications of Costly Litigation for the Level of Liability / 18 Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis / Alan O. Sykes -- R.H. Coase -- Guido Calabresi and A. Douglas Melamed -- Louis Kaplow and Steven Shavell -- Steven Shavell -- Richard A. Posner -- Richard A. Epstein -- John Prather Brown -- Steven Shavell -- A. Mitchell Polinsky -- Mark F. Grady -- John E. Calfee and Richard Craswell -- Guido Calabresi -- Steven Shavell -- William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner -- Marcel Kahan -- A. Mitchell Polinsky and Daniel L. Rubinfeld -- W. Kip Viscusi -- Volume I: -- Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Part III. 12. 13. 14. 15. Part IV. 16. Punitive Damages and the Multiplier Principle -- Deterrence and Damages: The Multiplier Principle and Its Alternatives / Should Tort Damages be Multiplied? / Vicarious Liability -- An Economic Analysis of the Choice Between Enterprise and Personal Liability for Accidents / The Economics of Vicarious Liability / The Boundaries of Vicarious Liability: An Economic Analysis of the Scope of Employment Rule and Related Legal Doctrines / Affirmative Duties -- Salvors, Finders, Good Samaritans and Other Rescuers: An Economic Study of Law and Altruism / Waiting for Rescue: An Essay on the Evolution and Incentive Structure of the Law of Affirmative Obligations / Miscellaneous Topics -- Joint and Multiple Tortfeasors: An Economic Analysis / On Liability and Insurance / Liability and Liability Insurance for Medical Malpractice / Economic Loss in Tort / An Economic Theory of Intentional Torts / Contingent Fees for Personal Injury Litigation / Richard Craswell -- Keith N. Hylton and Thomas J. Miceli -- Lewis A. Kornhauser -- Alan O. Sykes -- Alan O. Sykes -- William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner -- Saul Levmore -- William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner -- Steven Shavell -- Patricia M. Danzon -- W. Bishop -- William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner -- Patricia Munch Danzon. Volume II: -- Part I. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. Part III. 8. 9. Part IV. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 16.
"This two-volume collection, prepared by a leading scholar in this field, brings together the seminal articles on the law and economics of tort law. The selection of papers addresses topics such as the Coase theorem, the choice between property and liability rules, the difference between negligence and strict liability, the economics of causation, damages and vicarious liability and the economics of affirmative duties. This is a classic collection that provides an essential foundation in the core issues fundamental to an understanding of tort law."--Publisher's website.
1845424549 9781845424541
Torts--Economic aspects--United States
Torts--Economic aspects
KF1250 / .E27 2007
346.7303
"An Elgar reference collection".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Liability Rules, Property Rules, Regulation and the Coase Theorem -- The Problem of Social Cost / Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral / Property Rules versus Liability Rules: An Economic Analysis / Liability for Harm versus Regulation of Safety / Negligence and Strict Liability -- A Theory of Negligence / A Theory of Strict Liability / Toward an Economic Theory of Liability / Strict Liability versus Negligence / Strict Liability vs. Negligence in a Market Setting / A New Positive Economic Theory of Negligence / Some Effects of Uncertainty on Compliance with Legal Standards / Causation -- Concerning Cause and the Law of Torts: An Essay for Harry Kalven, Jr. / An Analysis of Causation and the Scope of Liability in the Law of Torts / Causation in Tort Law: An Economic Approach / Causation and Incentives to Take Care under the Negligence Rule / Compensatory Damages -- The Welfare Implications of Costly Litigation for the Level of Liability / 18 Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis / Alan O. Sykes -- R.H. Coase -- Guido Calabresi and A. Douglas Melamed -- Louis Kaplow and Steven Shavell -- Steven Shavell -- Richard A. Posner -- Richard A. Epstein -- John Prather Brown -- Steven Shavell -- A. Mitchell Polinsky -- Mark F. Grady -- John E. Calfee and Richard Craswell -- Guido Calabresi -- Steven Shavell -- William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner -- Marcel Kahan -- A. Mitchell Polinsky and Daniel L. Rubinfeld -- W. Kip Viscusi -- Volume I: -- Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Part III. 12. 13. 14. 15. Part IV. 16. Punitive Damages and the Multiplier Principle -- Deterrence and Damages: The Multiplier Principle and Its Alternatives / Should Tort Damages be Multiplied? / Vicarious Liability -- An Economic Analysis of the Choice Between Enterprise and Personal Liability for Accidents / The Economics of Vicarious Liability / The Boundaries of Vicarious Liability: An Economic Analysis of the Scope of Employment Rule and Related Legal Doctrines / Affirmative Duties -- Salvors, Finders, Good Samaritans and Other Rescuers: An Economic Study of Law and Altruism / Waiting for Rescue: An Essay on the Evolution and Incentive Structure of the Law of Affirmative Obligations / Miscellaneous Topics -- Joint and Multiple Tortfeasors: An Economic Analysis / On Liability and Insurance / Liability and Liability Insurance for Medical Malpractice / Economic Loss in Tort / An Economic Theory of Intentional Torts / Contingent Fees for Personal Injury Litigation / Richard Craswell -- Keith N. Hylton and Thomas J. Miceli -- Lewis A. Kornhauser -- Alan O. Sykes -- Alan O. Sykes -- William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner -- Saul Levmore -- William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner -- Steven Shavell -- Patricia M. Danzon -- W. Bishop -- William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner -- Patricia Munch Danzon. Volume II: -- Part I. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. Part III. 8. 9. Part IV. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 16.
"This two-volume collection, prepared by a leading scholar in this field, brings together the seminal articles on the law and economics of tort law. The selection of papers addresses topics such as the Coase theorem, the choice between property and liability rules, the difference between negligence and strict liability, the economics of causation, damages and vicarious liability and the economics of affirmative duties. This is a classic collection that provides an essential foundation in the core issues fundamental to an understanding of tort law."--Publisher's website.
1845424549 9781845424541
Torts--Economic aspects--United States
Torts--Economic aspects
KF1250 / .E27 2007
346.7303