Law and Economics: Cases, Materials and Behavioral Perspectives (American Casebook Series)

This law school textbook presents a broad examination of law and economics. It reviews the efficiency implications of various legal rules and the question of whether, and how much, economics should matter. It distinguishes between normative and positive issues. A particular emphasis is on integrating the teachings of behavioral economics and socioeconomics into the more conventional economic analysis of law. Chapters include the tools of analysis, behavioral economics, the Coase Theorem, contract law, tort law, criminal law, government regulation, antitrust, and intellectual property.Jeffrey L. Harrison is the author of 'Law and Economics: Cases, Materials and Behavioral Perspectives (American Casebook Series)' with ISBN 9780314258465 and ISBN 0314258469.