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 14 98
A General Rationale for a Governmental Role in the Relief of Large Risks 0 0 0 24 1 1 14 89
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 1 1 9 257
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies Among Individuals 1 1 2 72 1 6 23 318
A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation 0 0 0 33 0 2 16 80
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 1 70 0 0 21 387
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 0 0 0 83 0 2 15 431
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 1 8 1,933
Continuances and Uncertainty in the Course of Adjudication 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 13
Contracts, Holdup, and Legal Intervention 0 0 1 109 1 2 19 637
Corrective Taxation versus Liability 0 0 0 34 0 0 9 118
Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement 0 0 0 475 1 2 19 1,731
Costly Litigation and Optimal Damages 0 0 0 84 0 0 19 111
Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment 0 1 2 24 1 3 15 78
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 3 447 0 1 25 1,231
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 1 239 0 2 21 614
Economic Analysis of Contract Law 1 2 3 776 2 4 30 2,205
Economic Analysis of Law 0 0 5 1,172 0 4 29 3,116
Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process 1 1 2 330 1 2 27 979
Economic Analysis of Property Law 0 0 3 545 1 2 52 1,326
Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law 0 0 0 515 0 2 18 1,816
Economic Analysis of Welfare Economics, Morality and the Law 0 0 2 377 0 5 22 1,260
Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law 0 0 2 216 0 3 13 553
Eminent Domain Versus Government Purchase of Land Given Imperpect Information About Owners' Valuation 0 0 0 61 0 1 7 327
Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines 0 0 0 183 0 1 13 792
Fairness Versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice 0 0 0 427 0 2 15 1,386
Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private Versus Socially OptimalBehavior 0 0 0 76 0 0 5 319
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley V. Baxendale 1 1 1 555 1 1 19 2,918
Legal Advice about Acts Already Commited 0 0 0 9 0 1 15 129
Liability for Accidents 0 0 0 122 0 0 24 580
Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety 0 2 4 431 0 2 15 986
Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks 0 0 0 130 1 2 20 596
Minimum Asset Requirements 0 0 1 79 0 1 11 391
Minimum Asset Requirements and Compulsory Liability Insurance As Solutions to the Judgment-Proof Problem 0 0 1 127 0 0 10 652
Moral Rules and the Moral Sentiments: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System 0 0 0 232 1 2 17 1,017
On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering 0 0 0 55 0 1 15 162
On the Design of Contracts and Remedies for Breach 0 0 0 96 0 0 15 501
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 1 250 1 3 22 4,315
On the Law of the Household: The Principles Used by Parents in Disciplining Their Children 0 0 0 15 0 0 14 36
On the Redesign of Accident Liability for the World of Autonomous Vehicles 0 0 3 46 0 1 21 122
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 1 1 247 0 1 11 1,336
On the Writing and the Interpretation of Contracts 1 1 1 273 1 2 10 1,066
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 1 1 137 0 1 17 466
Pigouvian Taxation with Administrative Costs 0 0 0 62 0 2 7 279
Private Versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 25 0 0 42 205
Reconsidering Contractual Liability and the Incentive to Reveal Information 0 0 0 87 0 0 8 631
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 0 0 0 474 0 2 15 1,537
Risk Aversion and the Desirability of Attenuated Legal Change 0 0 0 44 1 1 24 80
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 1 1 10 330
Suit and Settlement vs. Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs 0 0 1 267 1 2 16 969
The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives 0 0 0 38 0 0 20 235
The Corrective Tax versus Liability As Solutions to the Problem of Harmful Externalities 0 0 0 39 1 4 22 171
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 1 4 9 944 3 16 64 2,746
The Efficiency of the Legal System versus the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 0 44 0 0 10 178
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 2 156 0 0 13 642
The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment 0 0 2 324 0 1 21 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 0 1 2 73 0 1 13 305
The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 1 4 231 1 8 50 621
Threats Without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 285
Threats without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 79 0 1 8 702
Torts in Which Victim and Injurer Act Sequentially 0 0 0 31 0 0 4 242
Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 0 1 193 0 0 9 644
Total Working Papers 6 17 79 13,203 24 106 1,192 51,508


Journal Article File Downloads Abstract Views
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A Model of Optimal Incapacitation 0 0 0 9 0 1 6 275
A Model of the Optimal Use of Liability and Safety Regulation 1 1 10 236 1 11 42 643
A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation? 0 1 1 156 0 1 11 720
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies among Individuals 0 0 6 72 1 3 20 342
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 0 3 0 1 14 514
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 0 0 2 14 0 2 21 495
Acquisition and Disclosure of Information Prior to Sale 0 2 21 243 3 6 44 724
Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis 0 3 7 193 1 4 20 1,326
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 3 18 225
Any Non-welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle 0 0 2 191 1 1 23 653
Damage Measures for Breach of Contract 2 3 10 666 3 10 32 3,418
Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts 0 0 0 15 0 0 8 241
Do Managers Use Their Information Efficiently? 0 0 0 54 0 1 7 249
Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines 1 1 2 13 1 1 18 411
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley vs. Baxendale 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1,324
Law versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct 0 0 0 2 1 1 11 4,164
Legal Advice about Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, Its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality 0 0 0 10 1 2 15 258
Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 389
Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk 0 0 2 31 0 0 14 186
On Liability and Insurance 1 2 5 258 2 9 26 865
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 0 12 0 1 20 646
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 622
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 2 200 2 6 31 819
Private versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 205
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 1 2 7 28 2 4 33 705
Risk Sharing and Incentives in the Principal and Agent Relationship 1 2 2 913 4 10 42 2,822
Sharing Risks of Deferred Payment 0 0 0 48 2 2 12 238
Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation 0 1 4 78 2 7 25 327
Should Legal Rules Favor the Poor? Clarifying the Role of Legal Rules and the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 1 8 1 2 16 317
Specific versus General Enforcement of Law 0 1 2 78 0 1 10 593
Suit versus Settlement when Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments 0 0 0 2 0 1 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 1 7 73 1 3 18 520
The Conflict between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 923
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 1 3 7 662 3 13 58 2,072
The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System 4 7 11 45 5 9 35 587
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 0 445 5 8 26 1,738
The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement 0 1 12 113 1 5 35 1,601
The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines 1 3 10 302 4 8 29 866
The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent 0 1 5 145 0 3 23 513
Uncertainty over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 0 3 35 1 2 20 383
Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 1 7 32 0 2 28 580
Total Journal Articles 13 36 151 5,473 50 149 913 35,204


Statistics updated 2026-08-07