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 2 2 3 86
A General Rationale for a Governmental Role in the Relief of Large Risks 0 0 0 24 0 1 2 77
A Model of the Socially Optimal Use of Liability and Regulation 0 0 0 132 0 1 1 393
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 1 2 71 0 7 9 302
A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation 0 0 0 33 0 2 4 67
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 1 1 1 70 14 14 14 380
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 0 0 0 83 0 2 2 418
An Alternative to the Basic Causal Requirement for Liability under the Negligence Rule 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 7
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 1 1 4 7
Contracts, Holdup, and Legal Intervention 0 0 1 109 2 6 11 625
Corrective Taxation versus Liability 0 0 0 34 3 4 5 113
Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement 0 0 0 475 1 5 7 1,718
Costly Litigation and Optimal Damages 0 0 0 84 1 1 3 94
Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment 0 0 3 22 1 1 4 64
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 1 2 3 447 8 14 20 1,223
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 1 238 2 3 6 597
Economic Analysis of Contract Law 0 0 4 773 11 14 24 2,192
Economic Analysis of Law 0 2 5 1,170 4 10 18 3,101
Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process 0 1 1 329 3 7 14 960
Economic Analysis of Property Law 2 2 4 544 6 11 27 1,287
Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law 0 0 1 515 3 4 10 1,804
Economic Analysis of Welfare Economics, Morality and the Law 0 0 1 376 3 6 9 1,246
Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law 0 0 1 214 0 0 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 1 1 5 781
Fairness Versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice 0 0 0 427 3 3 18 1,376
Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private Versus Socially OptimalBehavior 0 0 0 76 0 2 5 316
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley V. Baxendale 0 0 2 554 8 10 18 2,911
Legal Advice about Acts Already Commited 0 0 0 9 2 4 8 120
Liability for Accidents 0 0 1 122 1 4 7 562
Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety 0 1 4 429 1 3 12 977
Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks 0 0 0 130 7 9 11 585
Minimum Asset Requirements 0 1 1 79 1 2 3 382
Minimum Asset Requirements and Compulsory Liability Insurance As Solutions to the Judgment-Proof Problem 0 1 1 127 0 2 5 646
Moral Rules and the Moral Sentiments: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System 0 0 0 232 1 3 5 1,004
On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering 0 0 0 55 2 3 4 150
On the Design of Contracts and Remedies for Breach 0 0 0 96 2 5 8 492
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 0 249 0 5 27 4,301
On the Law of the Household: The Principles Used by Parents in Disciplining Their Children 0 0 0 15 0 1 1 23
On the Redesign of Accident Liability for the World of Autonomous Vehicles 0 0 4 45 3 6 13 109
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 1 246 1 2 7 1,328
On the Writing and the Interpretation of Contracts 0 0 0 272 0 0 2 1,057
Optimal Cleanup and Liability After Environmentally Harmful Discharges 0 0 0 57 1 3 4 292
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 0 136 2 3 6 452
Pigouvian Taxation with Administrative Costs 0 0 0 62 0 1 1 273
Private Versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 25 25 28 30 192
Reconsidering Contractual Liability and the Incentive to Reveal Information 0 0 0 87 1 1 3 624
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 0 0 0 474 1 1 4 1,525
Risk Aversion and the Desirability of Attenuated Legal Change 0 0 0 44 5 7 7 63
Should Liability be Based on the Harm to the Victim or the Gain to the Injurer? 0 0 1 214 0 1 3 956
Specific Versus General Enforcement of Law 0 0 0 43 1 2 2 246
Subrogation and the Theory of Insurance When Suits Can Be Brought for Losses Suffered 0 0 1 36 2 5 7 59
Suit Versus Settlement When Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgements 0 0 0 25 1 1 3 322
Suit and Settlement vs. Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs 0 0 2 266 2 2 6 955
The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives 0 0 0 38 3 5 8 221
The Corrective Tax versus Liability As Solutions to the Problem of Harmful Externalities 0 0 0 39 3 3 8 152
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 0 0 935 4 10 15 2,695
The Efficiency of the Legal System versus the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 0 44 1 1 8 172
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 0 154 3 5 7 634
The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment 1 2 2 324 2 7 10 1,168
The Rationale for Motions in the Design of Adjudication 0 0 0 13 3 6 8 28
The Social versus the Private Incentive to Bring Suit in a Costly Legal System 0 1 2 72 2 4 6 296
The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 1 1 3 229 8 16 25 589
Threats Without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 279
Threats without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 79 1 2 3 696
Torts in Which Victim and Injurer Act Sequentially 0 0 0 31 0 1 3 240
Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 0 3 192 1 2 7 637
Total Working Papers 6 16 56 13,148 174 303 552 50,681


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A Model of Optimal Incapacitation 0 0 0 9 2 3 3 272
A Model of the Optimal Use of Liability and Safety Regulation 2 3 10 231 5 13 31 618
A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation? 0 0 0 155 1 2 3 711
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies among Individuals 1 5 7 71 2 9 15 333
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 503
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 2 2 2 14 5 11 12 485
Acquisition and Disclosure of Information Prior to Sale 0 4 20 230 2 10 37 697
Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis 0 0 6 188 0 1 10 1,309
An Economic Analysis of Altruism and Deferred Gifts 0 1 1 2 1 6 7 129
Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial Is Possible 0 1 2 8 3 7 8 214
Any Non-welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle 1 1 2 190 7 9 15 639
Damage Measures for Breach of Contract 2 3 8 660 2 6 15 3,394
Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts 0 0 1 15 1 1 5 234
Do Managers Use Their Information Efficiently? 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 242
Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines 0 0 1 12 3 6 15 401
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley vs. Baxendale 0 0 0 0 5 6 9 1,317
Law versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 4,157
Legal Advice about Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, Its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality 0 0 1 10 4 7 9 251
Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 380
Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk 0 2 3 31 0 2 5 174
On Liability and Insurance 0 1 4 255 3 7 15 847
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 0 0 2 612
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 1 1 5 199 3 6 20 796
Private versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 196
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 1 3 5 25 6 12 17 686
Risk Sharing and Incentives in the Principal and Agent Relationship 0 0 2 911 3 10 21 2,792
Sharing Risks of Deferred Payment 0 0 0 48 3 4 4 230
Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation 0 1 2 75 1 3 7 306
Should Legal Rules Favor the Poor? Clarifying the Role of Legal Rules and the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 1 1 8 2 5 9 308
Specific versus General Enforcement of Law 0 0 2 77 2 3 6 587
Suit versus Settlement when Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 186
The Air Pollution and Property Value Debate 0 0 1 77 2 3 7 364
The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction 0 1 7 71 0 3 13 509
The Conflict between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 917
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 1 6 658 5 10 21 2,028
The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System 0 1 10 37 1 5 21 561
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 1 445 4 8 15 1,720
The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement 0 4 10 105 2 10 25 1,577
The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines 1 4 5 296 4 10 20 849
The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent 0 3 5 143 3 8 16 500
Uncertainty over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 1 7 33 4 7 18 371
Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 2 6 31 2 11 15 567
Total Journal Articles 11 46 143 5,393 105 247 507 34,595


Statistics updated 2026-01-09