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 0 83
A General Rationale for a Governmental Role in the Relief of Large Risks 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 75
A Model of the Socially Optimal Use of Liability and Regulation 0 0 0 132 0 0 1 392
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 1 1 1 70 1 1 2 295
A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation 0 0 0 33 0 1 2 64
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 1 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 3 3 6
Contracts, Holdup, and Legal Intervention 0 0 0 108 0 2 5 617
Corrective Taxation versus Liability 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 108
Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement 0 0 0 475 0 0 2 1,711
Costly Litigation and Optimal Damages 0 0 0 84 0 1 3 92
Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment 0 2 3 22 0 2 3 63
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 1 237 1 1 5 592
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 1 444 0 0 3 1,203
Economic Analysis of Contract Law 0 0 0 769 2 3 7 2,171
Economic Analysis of Law 0 1 4 1,166 0 1 12 3,085
Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process 0 0 2 328 1 1 12 947
Economic Analysis of Property Law 0 1 1 541 1 10 16 1,271
Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law 0 1 1 515 1 3 5 1,797
Economic Analysis of Welfare Economics, Morality and the Law 0 0 0 375 0 0 3 1,237
Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law 0 1 1 214 0 5 5 539
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 3 778
Fairness Versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice 0 0 1 427 0 13 14 1,371
Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private Versus Socially OptimalBehavior 0 0 0 76 0 2 3 313
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley V. Baxendale 0 1 1 553 0 3 4 2,896
Legal Advice about Acts Already Commited 0 0 0 9 0 1 1 113
Liability for Accidents 1 1 1 122 1 1 2 556
Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety 1 1 3 426 2 3 8 968
Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks 0 0 0 130 0 0 1 574
Minimum Asset Requirements 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 379
Minimum Asset Requirements and Compulsory Liability Insurance As Solutions to the Judgment-Proof Problem 0 0 0 126 0 1 2 642
Moral Rules and the Moral Sentiments: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System 0 0 0 232 0 1 2 1,000
On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering 0 0 0 55 0 1 1 147
On the Design of Contracts and Remedies for Breach 0 0 0 96 0 1 1 485
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 0 249 1 8 25 4,285
On the Law of the Household: The Principles Used by Parents in Disciplining Their Children 0 0 0 15 0 0 2 22
On the Redesign of Accident Liability for the World of Autonomous Vehicles 0 1 1 42 0 3 9 99
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 1 245 0 1 6 1,323
On the Writing and the Interpretation of Contracts 0 0 0 272 0 0 0 1,055
Optimal Cleanup and Liability After Environmentally Harmful Discharges 0 0 0 57 1 1 4 289
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 2 136 1 2 5 448
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 0 3 162
Reconsidering Contractual Liability and the Incentive to Reveal Information 0 0 0 87 1 1 1 622
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 0 0 1 474 0 1 6 1,522
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 1 213 0 0 2 953
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 1 1 36 0 1 2 53
Suit Versus Settlement When Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgements 0 0 0 25 0 1 1 320
Suit and Settlement vs. Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs 0 0 1 264 0 0 3 949
The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives 0 0 1 38 0 1 3 214
The Corrective Tax versus Liability As Solutions to the Problem of Harmful Externalities 0 0 0 39 0 3 5 147
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 0 0 935 1 1 5 2,682
The Efficiency of the Legal System versus the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 0 44 0 1 1 165
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 0 154 0 1 2 628
The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment 0 0 0 322 0 2 5 1,160
The Rationale for Motions in the Design of Adjudication 0 0 0 13 0 1 2 22
The Social versus the Private Incentive to Bring Suit in a Costly Legal System 0 1 2 71 0 1 4 291
The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 1 1 1 227 3 5 6 569
Threats Without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 275
Threats without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 79 0 1 2 694
Torts in Which Victim and Injurer Act Sequentially 0 0 0 31 0 1 1 238
Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 1 1 190 0 2 2 632
Total Working Papers 4 15 34 13,108 18 101 243 50,242


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A Model of Optimal Incapacitation 0 0 0 9 0 0 2 269
A Model of the Optimal Use of Liability and Safety Regulation 1 4 9 225 4 9 21 598
A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation? 0 0 0 155 0 1 3 709
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies among Individuals 1 2 2 66 1 2 5 320
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 498
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 473
Acquisition and Disclosure of Information Prior to Sale 6 10 10 220 8 15 19 676
Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis 0 1 5 184 0 2 12 1,304
An Economic Analysis of Altruism and Deferred Gifts 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 122
Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial Is Possible 0 1 2 7 0 1 2 207
Any Non-welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle 1 1 4 189 2 3 8 627
Damage Measures for Breach of Contract 2 4 12 656 2 5 21 3,384
Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts 0 0 1 14 0 2 3 231
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 0 11 1 3 10 390
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley vs. Baxendale 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1,310
Law versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 4,152
Legal Advice about Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, Its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality 0 0 1 10 0 0 1 243
Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 374
Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk 1 1 4 29 1 2 6 171
On Liability and Insurance 0 0 5 251 0 2 16 835
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 1 12 0 0 2 626
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 611
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 1 1 3 196 3 7 15 784
Private versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 189
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 1 1 3 21 2 3 8 672
Risk Sharing and Incentives in the Principal and Agent Relationship 0 0 4 909 1 2 15 2,774
Sharing Risks of Deferred Payment 0 0 0 48 0 0 1 226
Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation 0 0 0 73 0 0 3 301
Should Legal Rules Favor the Poor? Clarifying the Role of Legal Rules and the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 2 7 0 1 4 300
Specific versus General Enforcement of Law 0 0 0 75 0 0 2 581
Suit versus Settlement when Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 183
The Air Pollution and Property Value Debate 0 0 0 76 0 2 4 360
The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction 0 1 5 65 0 1 10 498
The Conflict between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 911
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 1 1 3 655 1 3 15 2,012
The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System 2 2 5 30 4 5 12 546
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 0 444 1 2 14 1,708
The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement 4 5 5 100 7 11 24 1,563
The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines 0 0 3 291 1 3 16 835
The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent 0 2 2 140 1 4 7 488
Uncertainty over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 2 3 6 29 3 4 13 357
Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 4 25 0 0 4 552
Total Journal Articles 23 40 101 5,296 45 100 335 34,212


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