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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1. Methodology and Foundations2. Economic Models of Law, Thomas J. Miceli3. Empirical Law and Economics, Jonah B. Gelbach and Jonathan Klick4. Bounded Rationality, Behavioral Economics, and the Law, Christine Jolls5. Experimental Economics and the Law, Sean P. Sullivan and Charles A. Holt6. Experimental Psychology and the Law, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan7. Social Psychology and the Law, Janice Nadler and Pam A. Mueller8. Evolutionary Law and Economics, Georg von Wangenheim9. Public Choice Theory and Legal Institutions, Daniel A. Farber10. Constitutional Economics and the Law, Stefan Voigt11. Law, Economics, and Positive Political Theory, Emerson H. Tiller12. Contractarian Perspectives in Law and Economics, Georg Vanberg and Viktor Vanberg13. Austrian Perspectives in Law and Economics, Shruti Rajagopalan and Mario J. Rizzo14. Moral Philosophy and Law and Economics, Brian H. Bix15. Critiques of Law and Economics, David M. Driesen and Robin Paul MalloyPart II. Concepts and Tools16. Income Redistribution through the Law, Chris William Sanchirico17. Cost-Benefit Analysis in Legal Decision-Making, Richard O. Zerbe18. Well-Being and Public Policy, John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, and Jonathan S. Masur19. Value-Driven Behavior and the Law, Tom R. Tyler20. Ex Ante vs. Ex Post, Donald Wittman21. Carrots vs. Sticks, Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci and Gerrit DeGeest22. Law and Social Norms, Emanuela Carbonara23. Mechanism Design and the Law, Werner Guth24. Collective Decision Making and Jury Theorems, Shmuel Nitzan and Jacob Paroush
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.
