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The Fundamental Divergence Between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System
January 25, 2024
Steven Shavell, The Fundamental Divergence Between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System, 26 J. Legal Stud. 575 (1997).
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The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction
January 25, 2024
Steven Shavell, The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction, 24 J. Legal Stud. 379 (1995).
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When Are Shareholder Suits in Shareholder Interests?
January 25, 2024
Reinier Kraakman, Hyun Park & Steve Shavell, When Are Shareholder Suits in Shareholder Interests?, 82 Geo. L.J. 1733 (1994).
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Suit versus Settlement When Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments
January 25, 2024
Steven Shavell, Suit versus Settlement When Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments, 22 J. Legal Stud. 1 (1993).
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Legal Advice About Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, Its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality
January 25, 2024
Steven Shavell, Legal Advice About Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, Its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality, 17 J. Legal Stud. 123 (1988).
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The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives
January 25, 2024
Steven M. Shavell, The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives, 35 J. Legal Stud. 1 (2006).
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Suit, Settlement, and Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs
January 25, 2024
Steven Shavell, Suit, Settlement, and Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs, 11 J. Legal Stud. 55 (1982).
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The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law
January 25, 2024
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law, in 1 Handbook of Law and Economics 403 (A. Mitchell Polinsky &…
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Optimal Discretion in the Application of Rules
January 25, 2024
Steven M. Shavell, Optimal Discretion in the Application of Rules, 9 Am. L. & Econ. Rev. 175 (2007).
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Costly Litigation and Optimal Damages
January 25, 2024
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Costly Litigation and Optimal Damages, 37 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 86 (2014).
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Public Enforcement of Law
January 25, 2024
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven M. Shavell, Public Enforcement of Law, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Steven N. Durlauf & Lawrence E. Blume…
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The Level of Litigation: Private Versus Social Optimality of Suit and of Settlement
January 25, 2024
Steven Shavell, The Level of Litigation: Private Versus Social Optimality of Suit and of Settlement, 19 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 99 (1999).
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On the Proper Magnitude of Punitive Damages♦: Mathias v. Accor Economy Lodging, Inc.
January 25, 2024
Steven M. Shavell, On the Proper Magnitude of Punitive Damages: Mathias v. Accor Economy Lodging, Inc., 120 Harv. L. Rev. 1223 (2007).
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On the Design of the Appeals Process: The Optimal Use of Discretionary Review versus Direct Appeal
January 25, 2024
Steven M. Shavell, On the Design of the Appeals Process: The Optimal Use of Discretionary Review versus Direct Appeal, 39 J. Legal Stud. 63 (2010).
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Susan H. Farbstein, Perspectives From a Practitioner: Lessons Learned From the Apartheid Litigation, 61 Harv. Int’l L.J. 451 (2020).
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A Reply to Philip Elman
January 25, 2024
Randall L. Kennedy, A Reply to Philip Elman, 100 Harv. L. Rev. 1938 (1987).
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Analytics Reveal Key Trends and Themes in Environmental Litigation
January 25, 2024
Richard Lazarus, Analytics Reveal Key Trends and Themes in Environmental Litigation, 36 Env’t F., Sept.-Oct. 2019, at 13.
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Food Law is the Next Great Area for Environmental Litigation
January 25, 2024
Richard J. Lazarus, Food Law is the Next Great Area for Environmental Litigation 33 Env’t F., Jan.-Feb. 2016, at 13.
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Ronald J. Gilson & Robert H. Mnookin, Cooperation and Competition in Litigation: Can Lawyers Dampen Conflict, in Barriers to Conflict Resolution 184 (Kenneth Arrow, Robert…
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Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Divorce
January 25, 2024
Robert H. Mnookin & Lewis Kornhauser, Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Divorce, 88 Yale L.J. 950 (1979).
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Robert Cooter, Stephen Marks & Robert H. Mnookin, Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: A Testable Model of Strategic Behavior, 11 J. Legal Stud.