Law & Behavioral Sciences

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven M. Shavell, Public Enforcement of Law, in 1 Handbook of Law and Economics 403 (A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven M.

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Optimal Cleanup and Liability after Environmentally Harmful Discharges (Nat’l Bureau Econ. Res., Working Paper No. w4176, Sept. 1992).

Steven Shavell & A. Mitchell Polinsky, Repeat Offenders and the Theory of Deterrence (John M. Olin Ctr. L. Econ. & Bus. Discussion Paper No. 188,…

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, The Fairness of Sanctions: Some Implications for Optimal Enforcement Policy, 2 Am. L. & Econ. Rev. 223 (2000).

Steven Shavell, Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law (Nat’l Bureau Econ. Res. Working Paper No. w9699, Harv. L. & Econ. Discussion Paper…

Steven Shavell, Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private Versus Socially Optimal Behavior, 11 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 123 (1991).

Steven Shavell, A Note on Optimal Deterrence When Individuals Choose Among Harmful Acts (Nat’l Bureau Econ. Res., Working Paper No. w3061, Aug. 1989).

Steven M. Shavell, Law Versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct, 4 Am. L. & Econ. Rev. 227 (2002).

Steven Shavell, Minimum Asset Requirements (Harv. L. Sch. L. & Econ. Res. Paper Series, Working Paper No. 389, Nov. 2002).

Steven Shavell, Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts, 19 J. Legal Stud. 435 (1990).

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law, 5 J.L. Econ. & Org. 99 (1989).

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, On Offense History and the Theory of Deterrence, 18 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 305 (1998).

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence, 28 J. Legal Stud. 1 (1999).

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law, 38 J. Econ. Lit. 45 (2000).

A.Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment, 24 J. Pub. Econ. 89 (1984).

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, The Optimal Tradeoff Between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines, 69 Am. Econ. Rev. 880 (1979).

Steven Shavell, Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation, 20 RAND J. Econ. 183 (1989).

Steven Shavell, The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent, 77 Am. Econ. Rev. 584 (1987).

Steven Shavell, On Liability and Insurance, 13 Bell J. Econ. 120 (1982).

Steven Shavell, The Optimal Level of Corporate Liability Given the Limited Ability of Corporations to Penalize Their Employees, 17 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 203…

Stevem Shavell, Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability, 28 J.L. & Econ. 587 (1985).