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 1 15 99
A General Rationale for a Governmental Role in the Relief of Large Risks 0 0 0 24 0 2 14 90
A Model of the Socially Optimal Use of Liability and Regulation 0 0 0 132 0 0 7 399
A Note on Optimal Deterrence When Individuals Choose Among Harmful Acts 0 0 0 29 0 1 9 257
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies Among Individuals 0 1 2 72 1 2 24 319
A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation 0 0 0 33 0 0 15 80
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 1 70 0 0 21 387
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 1 1 1 84 1 1 16 432
An Alternative to the Basic Causal Requirement for Liability under the Negligence Rule 0 0 0 4 0 0 12 18
Any Non-Individualistic Social Welfare Function Violates the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 314 1 2 9 1,934
Continuances and Uncertainty in the Course of Adjudication 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 13
Contracts, Holdup, and Legal Intervention 0 0 0 109 0 1 18 637
Corrective Taxation versus Liability 0 0 0 34 0 1 10 119
Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement 0 0 0 475 2 3 20 1,733
Costly Litigation and Optimal Damages 0 0 0 84 0 0 18 111
Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment 0 0 2 24 0 3 17 80
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 1 239 0 1 21 615
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 2 447 0 1 23 1,232
Economic Analysis of Contract Law 0 1 3 776 0 3 28 2,206
Economic Analysis of Law 0 0 4 1,172 0 3 28 3,119
Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process 0 1 2 330 0 1 26 979
Economic Analysis of Property Law 0 0 3 545 0 3 52 1,328
Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law 0 0 0 515 0 0 16 1,816
Economic Analysis of Welfare Economics, Morality and the Law 0 0 1 377 0 1 21 1,261
Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law 0 0 2 216 0 1 13 554
Eminent Domain Versus Government Purchase of Land Given Imperpect Information About Owners' Valuation 0 0 0 61 0 0 7 327
Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines 1 1 1 184 1 2 14 794
Fairness Versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice 0 0 0 427 4 4 17 1,390
Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private Versus Socially OptimalBehavior 0 0 0 76 1 1 6 320
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley V. Baxendale 0 1 1 555 1 3 19 2,920
Legal Advice about Acts Already Commited 0 0 0 9 0 1 14 130
Liability for Accidents 0 0 0 122 0 5 27 585
Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety 4 5 8 436 5 7 19 993
Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks 0 0 0 130 0 2 21 597
Minimum Asset Requirements 0 0 1 79 1 1 12 392
Minimum Asset Requirements and Compulsory Liability Insurance As Solutions to the Judgment-Proof Problem 0 0 1 127 0 1 9 653
Moral Rules and the Moral Sentiments: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System 0 0 0 232 1 4 19 1,020
On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering 0 0 0 55 0 2 17 164
On the Design of Contracts and Remedies for Breach 0 0 0 96 0 0 14 501
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 1 250 1 5 23 4,319
On the Law of the Household: The Principles Used by Parents in Disciplining Their Children 0 0 0 15 1 1 15 37
On the Redesign of Accident Liability for the World of Autonomous Vehicles 0 0 1 46 0 0 19 122
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 1 247 0 1 11 1,337
On the Writing and the Interpretation of Contracts 1 3 3 275 1 3 11 1,068
Optimal Cleanup and Liability After Environmentally Harmful Discharges 0 0 0 57 0 0 7 296
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 1 137 1 1 18 467
Pigouvian Taxation with Administrative Costs 0 0 0 62 1 2 9 281
Private Versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 1 1 26 2 3 44 208
Reconsidering Contractual Liability and the Incentive to Reveal Information 0 0 0 87 1 1 9 632
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 0 0 0 474 0 1 14 1,538
Risk Aversion and the Desirability of Attenuated Legal Change 0 0 0 44 1 2 25 81
Settlement of Litigation May Increase or Decrease Deterrence and Social Welfare 0 0 17 17 0 0 15 15
Should Liability be Based on the Harm to the Victim or the Gain to the Injurer? 0 0 0 214 0 0 15 970
Specific Versus General Enforcement of Law 0 0 0 43 0 0 3 247
Subrogation and the Theory of Insurance When Suits Can Be Brought for Losses Suffered 0 0 0 36 0 0 13 67
Suit Versus Settlement When Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgements 0 0 0 25 0 2 10 331
Suit and Settlement vs. Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs 2 3 4 270 2 4 19 972
The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives 0 0 0 38 1 1 20 236
The Corrective Tax versus Liability As Solutions to the Problem of Harmful Externalities 0 0 0 39 3 7 28 177
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 1 9 944 2 9 67 2,752
The Efficiency of the Legal System versus the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 0 44 0 0 7 178
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 2 156 0 1 14 643
The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment 0 0 2 324 0 0 20 1,181
The Rationale for Motions in the Design of Adjudication 0 0 0 13 0 0 13 35
The Social versus the Private Incentive to Bring Suit in a Costly Legal System 1 1 3 74 1 1 14 306
The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 2 3 6 234 4 8 55 628
Threats Without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 2 1 2 12 287
Threats without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 79 2 2 10 704
Torts in Which Victim and Injurer Act Sequentially 0 0 0 31 0 0 3 242
Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 0 1 193 0 1 10 645
Total Working Papers 12 23 88 13,220 44 122 1,228 51,606


Journal Article File Downloads Abstract Views
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A Model of Optimal Incapacitation 0 0 0 9 0 1 7 276
A Model of the Optimal Use of Liability and Safety Regulation 0 1 8 236 4 6 43 648
A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation? 0 0 1 156 0 1 12 721
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies among Individuals 0 0 6 72 1 3 20 344
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 514
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 1 1 3 15 3 4 25 499
Acquisition and Disclosure of Information Prior to Sale 0 4 21 247 2 9 43 730
Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis 1 1 6 194 2 3 20 1,328
An Economic Analysis of Altruism and Deferred Gifts 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 134
Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial Is Possible 0 0 2 9 1 2 19 226
Any Non-welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle 0 0 2 191 2 3 25 655
Damage Measures for Breach of Contract 0 3 10 667 0 5 32 3,420
Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts 0 0 0 15 0 1 9 242
Do Managers Use Their Information Efficiently? 0 0 0 54 0 1 8 250
Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines 0 1 1 13 0 1 16 411
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley vs. Baxendale 0 0 0 0 1 7 20 1,331
Law versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct 0 0 0 2 0 2 12 4,165
Legal Advice about Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, Its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality 0 0 0 10 0 1 14 258
Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 390
Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk 1 1 3 32 1 1 15 187
On Liability and Insurance 4 5 8 262 5 8 31 871
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 1 1 1 13 1 1 21 647
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 0 0 2 4 14 626
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 2 200 2 5 32 822
Private versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 205
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 0 1 6 28 1 3 32 706
Risk Sharing and Incentives in the Principal and Agent Relationship 0 2 3 914 2 9 45 2,827
Sharing Risks of Deferred Payment 0 0 0 48 0 2 12 238
Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation 0 0 4 78 1 3 25 328
Should Legal Rules Favor the Poor? Clarifying the Role of Legal Rules and the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 1 8 0 1 14 317
Specific versus General Enforcement of Law 1 1 2 79 2 4 13 597
Suit versus Settlement when Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 195
The Air Pollution and Property Value Debate 0 0 0 77 0 0 15 376
The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction 0 2 5 75 1 5 18 524
The Conflict between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 925
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 2 6 663 7 13 64 2,082
The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System 0 4 9 45 2 10 36 592
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 0 445 5 14 35 1,747
The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement 1 3 15 116 5 8 41 1,608
The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines 2 3 12 304 5 13 36 875
The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent 0 0 5 145 1 2 23 515
Uncertainty over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 0 3 35 1 2 20 384
Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 1 2 5 34 1 3 27 583
Total Journal Articles 13 38 151 5,498 62 165 971 35,319


Statistics updated 2026-10-11