Child Categories
Torts
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Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk
October 19, 2022
Steven Shavell, Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk, 21 J. Legal Stud. 259 (1992).
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Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law
October 19, 2022
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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A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Should Liability Be Based on the Harm to the Victim or the Gain to the Injurer?, 10 J.L. Econ.
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Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks
October 19, 2022
A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks, 28 J.L. Econ. & Org. 360 (2012).
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On Liability and Insurance
October 19, 2022
Steven Shavell, On Liability and Insurance, 13 Bell J. Econ. 120 (1982).
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The Optimal Level of Corporate Liability Given the Limited Ability of Corporations to Penalize Their Employees
October 19, 2022
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…
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Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability
October 19, 2022
Stevem Shavell, Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability, 28 J.L. & Econ. 587 (1985).
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The Fundamental Divergence Between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System
October 19, 2022
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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A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation?
October 19, 2022
Steven Shavell, A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation?, 71 Am. Econ. Rev. (Papers…
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Legal Advice About Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, Its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality
October 19, 2022
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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Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety
October 19, 2022
Steven Shavell, Liability for Harm versus Regulation of Safety, 13 J. Legal Stud. 357 (1984).
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Public Enforcement of Law
October 19, 2022
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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On the Social Function and the Regulation of Liability Insurance
October 19, 2022
Steven Shavell, On the Social Function and the Regulation of Liability Insurance, 25 Geneva Papers on Risk & Ins. 166 (2000).
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Do Excessive Legal Standards Discourage Desirable Activity?
October 19, 2022
Steven M. Shavell, Do Excessive Legal Standards Discourage Desirable Activity?, 95 Econ. Letters 394 (2007).
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The Level of Litigation: Private Versus Social Optimality of Suit and of Settlement
October 19, 2022
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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The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement
October 19, 2022
Steven Shavell, The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement, 36 J.L. Econ. 255 (1993).
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Steven Shavell, An Analysis of Causation and the Scope of Liability in the Law of Torts, 9 J. Legal Stud. 463 (1980).
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Strict Liability versus Negligence
October 19, 2022
Steven Shavell, Strict Liability versus Negligence, 9 J. Legal Stud. 1 (1980).
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On the Proper Magnitude of Punitive Damages♦: Mathias v. Accor Economy Lodging, Inc.
October 19, 2022
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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Corrective Taxation versus Liability
October 19, 2022
Steven Shavell, Corrective Taxation versus Liability, Am. Econ. Rev., May 2011, at 273.
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On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering
October 19, 2022
Steven M. Shavell, On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering, 37 J. Legal Stud. 37 (2008).