Law & Economics

Louis Kaplow, A Note on the Optimal Supply of Public Goods and the Distortionary Cost of Taxation, 51 Nat’l Tax J. 117 (1998).

Louis Kaplow & Steven M. Shavell, Fairness versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto principle, preferences, and distributive justice, 32 J. Legal Stud. 331 (2003).

Louis Kaplow & Steven Shavell, Moral Rules, the Moral Sentiments, and Behavior: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System, 115 J. Pol. Econ. 494…

Louis Kaplow & Steven Shavell, Any Non‐welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle, 109 J. Pol. Econ. 281 (2001).

Louis Kaplow, Optimal Proof Burdens, Deterrence, and the Chilling of Desirable Behavior, 101 Am. Econ. Rev. 277 (2011).

Louis Kaplow, An Ex Ante Perspective on Deregulation, Viewed Ex Post, 15 Resource & Energy Econ. 153 (1993).

Louis Kaplow & Steven Shavell, Accuracy in the Determination of Liability, 37 J.L. & Econ. 1 (1994).

Louis Kaplow, The Accuracy of Traditional Market Power Analysis and a Direct Adjustment Alternative, 95 Harv. L. Rev. 1817 (1982).

Louis Kaplow, A Note on Taxation as Social Insurance For Uncertain Labor Income, 49 Pub. Fin. 244 (1994).

Louis Kaplow, Discount Rates, Social Judgments, Individuals’ Risk Preferences, and Uncertainty, 42 J. Risk & Uncertainty 125 (2011).

Louis Kaplow, Human Capital Under an Ideal Income Tax, 80 Va. L. Rev. 1477 (1994).

Louis Kaplow & Steven Shavell, Property Rules Versus Liability Rules: An Economic Analysis, 109 Harv. L. Rev. 713 (1996).

Louis Kaplow, An Economic Analysis of Legal Transitions, 99 Harv. L. Rev. 509 (1986).

Louis Kaplow & Steven Shavell, Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages, 39 J.L. & Econ. 191 (1996).

Louis Kaplow, Optimal Control of Externalities in the Presence of Income Taxation, 53 Int’l. Econ. Rev. 487 (2012).

Louis Kaplow, Optimal Deterrence, Uninformed Individuals, and Acquiring Information About Whether Acts are Subject to Sanctions, 6 J.L. Econ. & Org. 93 (1990).

Louis Kaplow, Private Versus Social Costs in Bringing Suit, 15 J. Legal Stud. 371 (1986).

Louis Kaplow, On the (Ir)relevance of Distribution and Labor Supply Distortion to Government Policy, 18 J. Econ. Persp. 159 (2004).

Louis Kaplow, Discounting Dollars, Discounting Lives: Intergenerational Distributive Justice and Efficiency, 74 U. Chi. L. Rev. 79 (2007).

Louis Kaplow, Horizontal Equity: Measures in Search of a Principle, 42 Nat’l Tax J. 139 (1989).

Louis Kaplow, The Optimal Supply of Public Goods and the Distortionary Cost of Taxation, 49 Nat’l Tax J. 513 (1996).