Handbook of Law and Economics (e-bog) af -
Shavell, Steven (redaktør)

Handbook of Law and Economics e-bog

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Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that channel behavior in socially desirable directions - for example, by encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise prices. The incentives created by the legal system are thus a natural subject of study by economists. Moreover, given the importance of law ...
E-bog 1021,49 DKK
Forfattere Shavell, Steven (redaktør)
Forlag North Holland
Udgivet 7 november 2007
Længde 980 sider
Genrer Economics
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780080554235
Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that channel behavior in socially desirable directions - for example, by encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise prices. The incentives created by the legal system are thus a natural subject of study by economists. Moreover, given the importance of law to the welfare of societies, the economic analysis of law merits prominent treatment as a subdiscipline of economics. This two volume Handbook is intended to foster the study of the legal system by economists.*The two volumes form a comprehensive and accessible survey of the current state of the field. *Chapters prepared by leading specialists of the area. *Summarizes received results as well as new developments.