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 1 84
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 0 392
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 0 0 1 70 0 0 2 295
A Simple Model of Optimal Deterrence and Incapacitation 0 0 0 33 0 0 1 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 0 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 0 3 6
Contracts, Holdup, and Legal Intervention 0 0 0 108 1 1 6 618
Corrective Taxation versus Liability 0 0 0 34 1 1 1 109
Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement 0 0 0 475 0 1 2 1,712
Costly Litigation and Optimal Damages 0 0 0 84 0 0 3 92
Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment 0 0 3 22 0 0 3 63
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 1 2 238 0 1 3 593
Economic Analysis of Accident Law 0 0 0 444 2 3 5 1,206
Economic Analysis of Contract Law 2 4 4 773 2 4 9 2,175
Economic Analysis of Law 0 1 5 1,167 1 2 11 3,087
Economic Analysis of Litigation and the Legal Process 0 0 1 328 0 5 14 952
Economic Analysis of Property Law 1 1 2 542 2 3 19 1,274
Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law 0 0 1 515 1 1 5 1,798
Economic Analysis of Welfare Economics, Morality and the Law 0 0 0 375 1 1 1 1,238
Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law 0 0 1 214 0 1 6 540
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 4 779
Fairness Versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice 0 0 1 427 0 0 14 1,371
Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private Versus Socially OptimalBehavior 0 0 0 76 1 1 3 314
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley V. Baxendale 1 1 2 554 1 3 7 2,899
Legal Advice about Acts Already Commited 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 114
Liability for Accidents 0 0 1 122 0 0 2 556
Liability for Harm Versus Regulation of Safety 1 1 3 427 1 3 8 971
Mandatory Versus Voluntary Disclosure of Product Risks 0 0 0 130 0 2 3 576
Minimum Asset Requirements 0 0 0 78 0 1 1 380
Minimum Asset Requirements and Compulsory Liability Insurance As Solutions to the Judgment-Proof Problem 0 0 0 126 0 0 2 642
Moral Rules and the Moral Sentiments: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System 0 0 0 232 0 0 2 1,000
On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering 0 0 0 55 0 0 1 147
On the Design of Contracts and Remedies for Breach 0 0 0 96 1 1 2 486
On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence 0 0 0 249 3 8 29 4,293
On the Law of the Household: The Principles Used by Parents in Disciplining Their Children 0 0 0 15 0 0 1 22
On the Redesign of Accident Liability for the World of Autonomous Vehicles 1 1 2 43 1 2 9 101
On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation 0 1 2 246 1 2 6 1,325
On the Writing and the Interpretation of Contracts 0 0 0 272 0 1 1 1,056
Optimal Cleanup and Liability After Environmentally Harmful Discharges 0 0 0 57 0 0 1 289
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 0 2 136 0 1 6 449
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 1 3 163
Reconsidering Contractual Liability and the Incentive to Reveal Information 0 0 0 87 0 1 2 623
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 0 0 1 474 0 0 5 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 1 1 214 0 2 3 955
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 0 1 36 0 1 3 54
Suit Versus Settlement When Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgements 0 0 0 25 0 0 1 320
Suit and Settlement vs. Trial: A Theoretical Analysis under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs 0 2 3 266 1 4 7 953
The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives 0 0 0 38 1 1 3 215
The Corrective Tax versus Liability As Solutions to the Problem of Harmful Externalities 0 0 0 39 0 2 6 149
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 0 0 935 0 0 4 2,682
The Efficiency of the Legal System versus the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 0 44 0 3 4 168
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 0 0 154 0 1 2 629
The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment 0 0 0 322 0 0 4 1,160
The Rationale for Motions in the Design of Adjudication 0 0 0 13 0 0 2 22
The Social versus the Private Incentive to Bring Suit in a Costly Legal System 0 0 2 71 0 1 5 292
The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 0 1 227 1 2 7 571
Threats Without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 275
Threats without Binding Commitment 0 0 0 79 0 0 1 694
Torts in Which Victim and Injurer Act Sequentially 0 0 0 31 0 0 1 238
Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 0 2 3 192 0 3 5 635
Total Working Papers 6 16 45 13,124 24 74 271 50,316


Journal Article File Downloads Abstract Views
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A Model of Optimal Incapacitation 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 269
A Model of the Optimal Use of Liability and Safety Regulation 0 1 7 226 0 3 19 601
A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation? 0 0 0 155 0 0 3 709
A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies among Individuals 0 0 2 66 1 2 6 322
Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages 0 0 0 3 1 2 5 500
Accuracy in the Determination of Liability 0 0 0 12 0 1 1 474
Acquisition and Disclosure of Information Prior to Sale 0 2 12 222 2 4 23 680
Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis 1 2 5 186 1 2 12 1,306
An Economic Analysis of Altruism and Deferred Gifts 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 123
Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial Is Possible 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 207
Any Non-welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle 0 0 2 189 1 3 9 630
Damage Measures for Breach of Contract 0 0 9 656 0 2 18 3,386
Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts 0 1 2 15 0 2 5 233
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 12 393
Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley vs. Baxendale 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1,310
Law versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 4,153
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 1 1 1 375
Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk 0 0 3 29 0 1 5 172
On Liability and Insurance 0 2 5 253 0 4 15 839
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 5 611
Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior 0 2 5 198 1 4 19 788
Private versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 191
Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights 0 0 1 21 0 0 5 672
Risk Sharing and Incentives in the Principal and Agent Relationship 1 2 4 911 1 6 18 2,780
Sharing Risks of Deferred Payment 0 0 0 48 0 0 1 226
Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation 0 1 1 74 0 1 4 302
Should Legal Rules Favor the Poor? Clarifying the Role of Legal Rules and the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 1 7 0 1 4 301
Specific versus General Enforcement of Law 1 1 1 76 2 2 3 583
Suit versus Settlement when Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 183
The Air Pollution and Property Value Debate 0 1 1 77 0 1 5 361
The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction 1 1 5 66 1 4 12 502
The Conflict between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 912
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 0 0 3 655 1 2 14 2,014
The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System 2 4 8 34 3 6 14 552
The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits over Time 0 1 1 445 0 4 16 1,712
The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement 1 1 6 101 2 3 22 1,566
The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines 0 1 3 292 1 2 14 837
The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent 0 0 2 140 0 2 7 490
Uncertainty over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability 1 3 7 32 2 6 13 363
Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income 0 0 2 25 0 0 2 552
Total Journal Articles 8 26 102 5,322 24 79 338 34,291


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