Access Statistics for Steven M. Shavell

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Working Paper File Downloads Abstract Views
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A Fundamental Enforcement Cost Advantage of the Negligence Rule over Regulation 0 0 0 29 1 1 15 99
A General Rationale for a Governmental Role in the Relief of Large Risks 0 0 0 24 1 2 15 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 0 6 23 318
A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation 0 0 0 33 0 1 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 0 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 0 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 0 109 0 2 18 637
Corrective Taxation versus Liability 0 0 0 34 1 1 10 119
Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement 0 0 0 475 0 1 18 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 2 5 17 80
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 1 239 1 1 21 615
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 2 447 1 1 23 1,232
Economic Analysis of Contract Law 0 1 3 776 1 4 30 2,206
Economic Analysis of Law 0 0 5 1,172 3 6 30 3,119
Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process 0 1 2 330 0 2 27 979
Economic Analysis of Property Law 0 0 3 545 2 3 54 1,328
Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law 0 0 0 515 0 2 17 1,816
Economic Analysis of Welfare Economics, Morality and the Law 0 0 1 377 1 4 22 1,261
Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law 0 0 2 216 1 2 14 554
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 0 0 0 183 1 2 13 793
Fairness Versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice 0 0 0 427 0 2 13 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 0 1 1 555 1 2 18 2,919
Legal Advice about Acts Already Commited 0 0 0 9 1 2 15 130
Liability for Accidents 0 0 0 122 5 5 28 585
Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety 1 3 5 432 2 4 16 988
Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks 0 0 0 130 1 2 21 597
Minimum Asset Requirements 0 0 1 79 0 0 11 391
Minimum Asset Requirements and Compulsory Liability Insurance As Solutions to the Judgment-Proof Problem 0 0 1 127 1 1 10 653
Moral Rules and the Moral Sentiments: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System 0 0 0 232 2 4 19 1,019
On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering 0 0 0 55 2 3 17 164
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 3 6 23 4,318
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 2 46 0 1 20 122
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 1 247 1 1 12 1,337
On the Writing and the Interpretation of Contracts 1 2 2 274 1 3 10 1,067
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 0 0 17 466
Pigouvian Taxation with Administrative Costs 0 0 0 62 1 3 8 280
Private Versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 1 1 1 26 1 1 42 206
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 1 1 15 1,538
Risk Aversion and the Desirability of Attenuated Legal Change 0 0 0 44 0 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 2 11 331
Suit and Settlement vs. Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs 1 1 2 268 1 3 17 970
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 3 6 25 174
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 3 9 944 4 11 66 2,750
The Efficiency of the Legal System versus the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 0 44 0 0 8 178
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 2 156 1 1 14 643
The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment 0 0 2 324 0 1 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 0 0 2 73 0 0 13 305
The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 1 1 4 232 3 6 51 624
Threats Without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 2 1 1 11 286
Threats without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 79 0 0 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 1 1 10 645
Total Working Papers 5 16 79 13,208 54 122 1,213 51,562


Journal Article File Downloads Abstract Views
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A Model of Optimal Incapacitation 0 0 0 9 1 1 7 276
A Model of the Optimal Use of Liability and Safety Regulation 0 1 10 236 1 11 42 644
A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation? 0 0 1 156 1 1 12 721
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies among Individuals 0 0 6 72 1 4 21 343
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 0 3 0 1 14 514
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 0 0 2 14 1 1 22 496
Acquisition and Disclosure of Information Prior to Sale 4 4 22 247 4 7 42 728
Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis 0 1 5 193 0 2 18 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 0 3 18 225
Any Non-welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle 0 0 2 191 0 1 23 653
Damage Measures for Breach of Contract 1 4 11 667 2 8 34 3,420
Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts 0 0 0 15 1 1 9 242
Do Managers Use Their Information Efficiently? 0 0 0 54 1 2 8 250
Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines 0 1 2 13 0 1 17 411
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley vs. Baxendale 0 0 0 0 6 6 19 1,330
Law versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct 0 0 0 2 1 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 0 2 13 389
Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk 0 0 2 31 0 0 14 186
On Liability and Insurance 0 2 4 258 1 9 26 866
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 0 12 0 0 20 646
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 0 0 2 2 13 624
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 2 200 1 6 31 820
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 7 28 0 3 32 705
Risk Sharing and Incentives in the Principal and Agent Relationship 1 2 3 914 3 10 44 2,825
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 0 3 24 327
Should Legal Rules Favor the Poor? Clarifying the Role of Legal Rules and the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 1 8 0 2 15 317
Specific versus General Enforcement of Law 0 1 2 78 2 3 12 595
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 2 2 8 75 3 5 20 523
The Conflict between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 0 2 3 13 925
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 1 3 6 663 3 13 57 2,075
The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System 0 4 11 45 3 8 38 590
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 0 445 4 11 30 1,742
The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement 2 3 14 115 2 6 37 1,603
The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines 0 2 10 302 4 11 33 870
The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent 0 0 5 145 1 2 22 514
Uncertainty over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 0 3 35 0 1 19 383
Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 1 2 8 33 2 4 30 582
Total Journal Articles 12 33 154 5,485 53 159 938 35,257


Statistics updated 2026-09-10