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Litigation & Settlement
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Economic Analysis of Accident Law
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, Economic Analysis of Accident Law (Harv. L. Sch. L. & Econ. Res. Paper Series, Discussion Paper No. 396, Nat’l Bureau Econ. Res., Working…
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Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial is Possible
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial Is Possible, 25 J. Legal Stud. 493 (1996).
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Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process (Harv. L. Sch. L. & Econ. Res. Paper Series, Discussion Paper No. 404, Nat’l Bureau…
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Fairness versus Welfare
August 19, 2026
Louis Kaplow & Steven M. Shavell, Fairness versus Welfare, 114 Harv. L. Rev. 961 (2001).
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Foundations of Economic Analysis of Law
August 19, 2026
Steven M. Shavell, Foundations of Economic Analysis of Law (Belknap Press 2004).
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Law and Economics
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, Law and Economics, in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences 448 (James D. Wright ed., 2d ed. 2015).
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Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law
August 19, 2026
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law, 5 J.L. Econ. & Org. 99 (1989).
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Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation
August 19, 2026
Steven Shavell, Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation, 20 RAND J. Econ. 183 (1989).
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A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Contribution and Claim Reduction Among Antitrust Defendants: An Economic Analysis, 33 Stan. L. Rev. 447 (1981).
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Steven Shavell, The Social Versus the Private Incentive to Bring Suit in a Costly Legal System, 11 J. Legal Stud. 333 (1982).
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The Fundamental Divergence Between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
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?
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
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
August 19, 2026
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven M. Shavell, Public Enforcement of Law, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Steven N. Durlauf & Lawrence E. Blume…