The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics

Volume I: Methodology and Concepts

Edited by Francesco Parisi

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Critical and analytical essays that make new and original arguments about law and economics
Includes chapters on the history and methodological foundations of law and economics
Together, the three volumes provide an extensive survey of recent findings and developing trends in the literature

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The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics

Volume I: Methodology and Concepts

Edited by Francesco Parisi

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Covering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics. The book gathers together scholars and experts in law and economics to create the most inclusive and current work on law and economics. It looks at the origins of the field of law and economics, tracks the field's progression and increased importance to both law and economics, and looks to the future of the field and its continued development by examining a cornucopia of fields touched by work in law and economics. The uniqueness of its breadth, depth, and convenience make the volume essential to scholars, students, and contributors in the field of law and economics.

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The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics

Volume I: Methodology and Concepts

Edited by Francesco Parisi

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1. The Future of Law and Economics, Gary Becker and Richard Posner
Part 1. Methodology and Foundations
2. Economic Models of Law, Thomas J. Miceli
3. Empirical Law and Economics, Jonah B. Gelbach and Jonathan Klick
4. Bounded Rationality, Behavioral Economics, and the Law, Christine Jolls
5. Experimental Economics and the Law, Sean P. Sullivan and Charles A. Holt
6. Experimental Psychology and the Law, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan
7. Social Psychology and the Law, Janice Nadler and Pam A. Mueller
8. Evolutionary Law and Economics, Georg von Wangenheim
9. Public Choice Theory and Legal Institutions, Daniel A. Farber
10. Constitutional Economics and the Law, Stefan Voigt
11. Law, Economics, and Positive Political Theory, Emerson H. Tiller
12. Contractarian Perspectives in Law and Economics, Georg Vanberg and Viktor Vanberg
13. Austrian Perspectives in Law and Economics, Shruti Rajagopalan and Mario J. Rizzo
14. Moral Philosophy and Law and Economics, Brian H. Bix
15. Critiques of Law and Economics, David M. Driesen and Robin Paul Malloy
Part II. Concepts and Tools
16. Income Redistribution through the Law, Chris William Sanchirico
17. Cost-Benefit Analysis in Legal Decision-Making, Richard O. Zerbe
18. Well-Being and Public Policy, John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, and Jonathan S. Masur
19. Value-Driven Behavior and the Law, Tom R. Tyler
20. Ex Ante vs. Ex Post, Donald Wittman
21. Carrots vs. Sticks, Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci and Gerrit DeGeest
22. Law and Social Norms, Emanuela Carbonara
23. Mechanism Design and the Law, Werner Guth
24. Collective Decision Making and Jury Theorems, Shmuel Nitzan and Jacob Paroush

New in Paperback

The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics

Volume I: Methodology and Concepts

Edited by Francesco Parisi

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Author Information

Francesco Parisi, Oppenheimer Wolff and Donnelly Professor of Law , University of Minnesota Law School and Distinguished Professor of Public Finance, University of Bologna

Francesco Parisi is the Oppenheimer Wolff and Donnelly Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School and a Distinguished Professor of Public Finance at the University of Bologna. From 2002 to 2006 he held a Chair in Private Law at the University of Milan (Statale), where he was appointed Professore Ordinario per Chiara Fama. From 1993 to 2006 he taught at George Mason University where he served as Professor of Law & Director of the Law and Economics Program and as an Associate Director of the J.M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy. He has authored 18 books and approximately 200 papers in the field of law and economics. Professor Parisi is Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Law and Economics, Associate Editor of the International Review of Law and Economics, and served as Editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review. He is a member of the board of editors of the Journal of Public Choice, the American Journal of Comparative Law, and the Journal of Law, Economics and Policy.

Contributors:

The late Gary Becker
Brian Bix, University of Minnesota Law School
John Bronsteen, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Christopher Buccafusco, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Emanuela Carbonara, University of Bologna
Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci, University of Amsterdam
Gerrit DeGeest, Washington University, St. Louis
David Driesen, Syracuse University College of Law
Daniel A. Farber, University of California, Berkeley
Werner Guth, Max Planck Institute of Economics
Charles Holt, University of Virginia
Christine Jolls, Yale Law School
Jonathan Klick, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Robin Malloy, Syracuse University College of Law
Jonathan Masur, University of Chicago Law School
Thomas Miceli, University of Connecticut
Pam Mueller, Princeton University
Janice Nadler, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Shmuel Nitzan, Bar Ilan University
Jacob Paroush, Bar Ilan University
Richard Posner, United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and University of Chicago Law School
Shruti Rajagopalan, State University of New York
Mario J. Rizzo, New York University
Tess Ryan-Wilkinson, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Chris Sanchirico, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Sean Sullivan, Federal Trade Commission
Emerson H. Tiller, Northwestern University
Tom Tyler, Yale Law School
Georg Vanberg, Duke University
Viktor Vanberg, Albert Ludwigs Universitaet, Freiburg
Stefan Voigt, University of Hamburg
Georg von Wangenheim, University of Kassel
Donald Wittman, University of California, Santa Cruz
Richard Zerbe, University of Washington