Economics Of Tort Law Vol. 2 / edited by Alan O. Sykes

Contributor(s):

Sykes, Alan O [Editor]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Economic approaches to law, 11 | Posner, Richard A ; Publication details: UK; Edward Elgar, 2007.Description: 688p.; 25cmISBN:

9781845424541

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DDC classification:

346.7303 ECO

Contents:

Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND THE MULTIPLIER PRINCIPLE 1. A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell (1998), ‘Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis’ 2. Cass R. Sunstein, Daniel Kahneman and David Schkade (1998), ‘Assessing Punitive Damages (With Notes on Cognition and Valuation in Law)’ 3. Richard Craswell (1999), ‘Deterrence and Damages: The Multiplier Principle and Its Alternatives’ 4. Keith N. Hylton and Thomas J. Miceli (2005), ‘Should Tort Damages be Multiplied?’ PART II VICARIOUS LIABILITY 5. Lewis A. Kornhauser (1982), ‘An Economic Analysis of the Choice Between Enterprise and Personal Liability for Accidents’ 6. Alan O. Sykes (1984), ‘The Economics of Vicarious Liability’ 7. Alan O. Sykes (1988), ‘The Boundaries of Vicarious Liability: An Economic Analysis of the Scope of Employment Rule and Related Legal Doctrines’ PART III AFFIRMATIVE DUTIES 8. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1978), ‘Salvors, Finders, Good Samaritans and Other Rescuers: An Economic Study of Law and Altruism’ 9. Saul Levmore (1986), ‘Waiting for Rescue: An Essay on the Evolution and Incentive Structure of the Law of Affirmative Obligations’ PART IV MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS 10. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1980), ‘Joint and Multiple Tortfeasors: An Economic Analysis’ 11. Steven Shavell (1982), ‘On Liability and Insurance’ 12. Patricia M. Danzon (1985), ‘Liability and Liability Insurance for Medical Malpractice’ 14. W. Bishop (1982), ‘Economic Loss in Tort’ 15. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1981), ‘An Economic Theory of Intentional Torts’ 16. Patricia Munch Danzon (1983), ‘Contingent Fees for Personal Injury Litigation’

Summary: This two-volume collection, prepared by a leading scholar in this field, brings together the seminal articles on the law and economics of tort law. The selection of papers addresses topics such as the Coase theorem, the choice between property and liability rules, the difference between negligence and strict liability, the economics of causation, damages and vicarious liability and the economics of affirmative duties. This is a classic collection that provides an essential foundation in the core issues fundamental to an understanding of tort law. ---provided by publisher

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Acknowledgements
An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I
PART I PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND THE MULTIPLIER PRINCIPLE
1. A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell (1998), ‘Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis’
2. Cass R. Sunstein, Daniel Kahneman and David Schkade (1998), ‘Assessing Punitive Damages (With Notes on Cognition and Valuation in Law)’
3. Richard Craswell (1999), ‘Deterrence and Damages: The Multiplier Principle and Its Alternatives’
4. Keith N. Hylton and Thomas J. Miceli (2005), ‘Should Tort Damages be Multiplied?’
PART II VICARIOUS LIABILITY
5. Lewis A. Kornhauser (1982), ‘An Economic Analysis of the Choice Between Enterprise and Personal Liability for Accidents’
6. Alan O. Sykes (1984), ‘The Economics of Vicarious Liability’
7. Alan O. Sykes (1988), ‘The Boundaries of Vicarious Liability: An Economic Analysis of the Scope of Employment Rule and Related Legal Doctrines’
PART III AFFIRMATIVE DUTIES
8. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1978), ‘Salvors, Finders, Good Samaritans and Other Rescuers: An Economic Study of Law and Altruism’
9. Saul Levmore (1986), ‘Waiting for Rescue: An Essay on the Evolution and Incentive Structure of the Law of Affirmative Obligations’
PART IV MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
10. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1980), ‘Joint and Multiple Tortfeasors: An Economic Analysis’
11. Steven Shavell (1982), ‘On Liability and Insurance’
12. Patricia M. Danzon (1985), ‘Liability and Liability Insurance for Medical Malpractice’
14. W. Bishop (1982), ‘Economic Loss in Tort’
15. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1981), ‘An Economic Theory of Intentional Torts’
16. Patricia Munch Danzon (1983), ‘Contingent Fees for Personal Injury Litigation’

This two-volume collection, prepared by a leading scholar in this field, brings together the seminal articles on the law and economics of tort law. The selection of papers addresses topics such as the Coase theorem, the choice between property and liability rules, the difference between negligence and strict liability, the economics of causation, damages and vicarious liability and the economics of affirmative duties. This is a classic collection that provides an essential foundation in the core issues fundamental to an understanding of tort law. ---provided by publisher

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