Thomas J. Miceli

Contemporary Issues in Law and Economics (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Law and economics is the field devoted to understanding laws and legal institutions using the tools of economic theory. This subject has become a mainstream area of study in law schools and economics departments and this book explores the 'law and economics' approach to some of the most interesting questions and issues in law, order and justice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351596701
• Artikelnr.: 54084626

Autorenporträt

Thomas J. Miceli has been a professor at the University of Connecticut since 1987. His research is largely in the area of law and economics, with particular emphasis on land use and property law. He also currently serves as an associate editor for the International Review of Law and Economics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. On the usefulness of economics for understanding law
2. Property rights and the Coase Theorem
3. The choice between property rules and liability rules
4. Does the law evolve toward efficiency?
5. Threshold rules in law
6. Simultaneous versus sequential care accidents and strategic negligence
7. The tort-crime boundary
8. Some difficulties with the economic theory of crime
9. Escalating penalties for repeat offenders
10. The problem with plea bargaining
11. The (real) puzzle of blackmail
12. Group punishment
13. When is a contract enforceable?
14. Efficient breach theory
15. A question of title: rules for protecting the ownership of land
16. Holdups and holdouts
17. Eminent domain and the paradox of public use
18. Regulatory takings and the compensation question
19. Fair use: fair or foul?
20. Lawsuits for sale?
Bibliographic essay
References
Index