Access Statistics for Steven M. Shavell

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A Fundamental Enforcement Cost Advantage of the Negligence Rule over Regulation 0 0 0 29 0 0 1 84
A General Rationale for a Governmental Role in the Relief of Large Risks 0 0 0 24 1 1 1 76
A Model of the Socially Optimal Use of Liability and Regulation 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 392
A Note on Optimal Deterrence When Individuals Choose Among Harmful Acts 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 248
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies Among Individuals 0 0 1 70 0 0 2 295
A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation 0 0 0 33 1 1 2 65
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 0 69 0 0 1 366
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 416
An Alternative to the Basic Causal Requirement for Liability under the Negligence Rule 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6
Any Non-Individualistic Social Welfare Function Violates the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 314 0 0 0 1,925
Continuances and Uncertainty in the Course of Adjudication 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6
Contracts, Holdup, and Legal Intervention 0 1 1 109 0 2 7 619
Corrective Taxation versus Liability 0 0 0 34 0 1 1 109
Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement 0 0 0 475 0 1 2 1,713
Costly Litigation and Optimal Damages 0 0 0 84 1 1 4 93
Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment 0 0 3 22 0 0 3 63
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 2 238 0 1 4 594
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 1 1 445 0 5 7 1,209
Economic Analysis of Contract Law 0 2 4 773 2 5 10 2,178
Economic Analysis of Law 1 1 4 1,168 2 5 11 3,091
Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process 0 0 1 328 1 1 13 953
Economic Analysis of Property Law 0 1 2 542 2 4 20 1,276
Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law 0 0 1 515 1 3 6 1,800
Economic Analysis of Welfare Economics, Morality and the Law 0 1 1 376 1 3 3 1,240
Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law 0 0 1 214 1 1 7 541
Eminent Domain Versus Government Purchase of Land Given Imperpect Information About Owners' Valuation 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 320
Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines 0 0 0 183 0 1 4 780
Fairness Versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice 0 0 0 427 0 2 15 1,373
Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private Versus Socially OptimalBehavior 0 0 0 76 0 1 3 314
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley V. Baxendale 0 1 2 554 0 3 9 2,901
Legal Advice about Acts Already Commited 0 0 0 9 1 3 4 116
Liability for Accidents 0 0 1 122 1 2 4 558
Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety 1 2 4 428 2 4 11 974
Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks 0 0 0 130 0 0 2 576
Minimum Asset Requirements 0 0 0 78 0 0 1 380
Minimum Asset Requirements and Compulsory Liability Insurance As Solutions to the Judgment-Proof Problem 0 0 0 126 1 2 3 644
Moral Rules and the Moral Sentiments: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System 0 0 0 232 1 1 3 1,001
On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering 0 0 0 55 0 0 1 147
On the Design of Contracts and Remedies for Breach 0 0 0 96 1 2 3 487
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 0 249 1 6 27 4,296
On the Law of the Household: The Principles Used by Parents in Disciplining Their Children 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 22
On the Redesign of Accident Liability for the World of Autonomous Vehicles 1 3 4 45 1 3 11 103
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 1 246 1 2 5 1,326
On the Writing and the Interpretation of Contracts 0 0 0 272 0 1 2 1,057
Optimal Cleanup and Liability After Environmentally Harmful Discharges 0 0 0 57 0 0 1 289
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 2 136 0 0 6 449
Pigouvian Taxation with Administrative Costs 0 0 0 62 0 0 1 272
Private Versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 25 0 1 2 164
Reconsidering Contractual Liability and the Incentive to Reveal Information 0 0 0 87 0 0 2 623
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 0 0 1 474 1 2 5 1,524
Risk Aversion and the Desirability of Attenuated Legal Change 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 56
Should Liability be Based on the Harm to the Victim or the Gain to the Injurer? 0 0 1 214 0 0 2 955
Specific Versus General Enforcement of Law 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 244
Subrogation and the Theory of Insurance When Suits Can Be Brought for Losses Suffered 0 0 1 36 0 0 2 54
Suit Versus Settlement When Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgements 0 0 0 25 1 1 2 321
Suit and Settlement vs. Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs 0 0 2 266 0 1 5 953
The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives 0 0 0 38 1 2 4 216
The Corrective Tax versus Liability As Solutions to the Problem of Harmful Externalities 0 0 0 39 0 0 6 149
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 0 0 935 1 3 6 2,685
The Efficiency of the Legal System versus the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 0 44 1 3 7 171
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 0 154 0 0 2 629
The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment 0 0 0 322 0 1 4 1,161
The Rationale for Motions in the Design of Adjudication 0 0 0 13 0 0 2 22
The Social versus the Private Incentive to Bring Suit in a Costly Legal System 0 0 1 71 0 0 3 292
The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 1 2 228 0 3 9 573
Threats Without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 275
Threats without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 79 0 0 1 694
Torts in Which Victim and Injurer Act Sequentially 0 0 0 31 1 1 2 239
Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 0 3 192 0 0 5 635
Total Working Papers 3 14 47 13,132 29 86 296 50,378


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A Model of Optimal Incapacitation 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 269
A Model of the Optimal Use of Liability and Safety Regulation 2 2 8 228 3 4 21 605
A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation? 0 0 0 155 0 0 3 709
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies among Individuals 0 0 2 66 2 3 8 324
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 500
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 474
Acquisition and Disclosure of Information Prior to Sale 1 4 16 226 1 9 30 687
Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis 0 3 6 188 0 3 11 1,308
An Economic Analysis of Altruism and Deferred Gifts 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 123
Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial Is Possible 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 207
Any Non-welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle 0 0 1 189 0 1 7 630
Damage Measures for Breach of Contract 1 1 6 657 2 2 14 3,388
Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts 0 0 2 15 0 0 5 233
Do Managers Use Their Information Efficiently? 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 242
Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines 1 1 1 12 1 3 13 395
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley vs. Baxendale 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1,311
Law versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4,153
Legal Advice about Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, Its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality 0 0 1 10 0 1 2 244
Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 376
Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk 0 0 3 29 0 0 5 172
On Liability and Insurance 0 1 6 254 0 1 13 840
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 626
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 612
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 4 198 1 3 19 790
Private versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 192
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 1 1 2 22 1 2 7 674
Risk Sharing and Incentives in the Principal and Agent Relationship 0 1 3 911 1 3 18 2,782
Sharing Risks of Deferred Payment 0 0 0 48 0 0 1 226
Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation 0 0 1 74 0 1 5 303
Should Legal Rules Favor the Poor? Clarifying the Role of Legal Rules and the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 1 7 1 2 6 303
Specific versus General Enforcement of Law 1 2 2 77 1 3 3 584
Suit versus Settlement when Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 183
The Air Pollution and Property Value Debate 0 0 1 77 0 0 4 361
The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction 3 5 9 70 3 5 15 506
The Conflict between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 912
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 2 5 657 0 5 14 2,018
The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System 2 4 9 36 4 7 16 556
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 1 445 0 0 13 1,712
The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement 0 1 6 101 1 3 19 1,567
The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines 0 0 3 292 2 3 14 839
The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent 0 0 2 140 0 2 8 492
Uncertainty over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 1 7 32 0 3 14 364
Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 4 4 5 29 4 4 5 556
Total Journal Articles 16 33 115 5,347 29 81 349 34,348


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