Economics of the law : torts, contracts, property, litigation / Thomas J. Miceli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miceli, Thomas J., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The field of law and economics has matured to a point where scholars employ economic methods to understand the nature of legal rules and guide legal reform. This text is a broad survey of that scholarship as it has been applied to problems in tort, contracts, property and litigation.

Contents:

Contents; ONE: Introduction; TWO: The Economics of Tort Law: The Basic Model; THREE: The Economics of Tort Law: Extensions; FOUR: The Economics of Contract Law: Remedies for Breach; FIVE: The Economics of Contract Law: Mistake, Impossibility, and Other Doctrines; SIX: The Economics of Property Law; SEVEN: Government Taking and Regulation of Private Property; EIGHT: The Economics of Litigation and Settlement; NINE: The Economics of Frivolous Litigation; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-230) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771008-5

1-280-45251-X

0-19-535594-6

1-60256-110-9

OCLC:

228168537