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Law and Markets

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Alex Robson

    1. SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, Australia

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 1-25

  3. Courts, Legal Rules, and Markets

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 26-48

  4. The Coase Theorem

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 49-88

  5. Accident Law and Markets, Part I: The Unilateral Care Model

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 89-135

  6. Accident Law and Markets, Part II: The Bilateral Care Model

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 136-160

  7. Markets for Potentially Harmful Goods — The Economics of Product Liability Rules

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 161-189

  8. The Economics of Property Rights

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 190-223

  9. Contract Law and Markets

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 224-245

  10. Crime, Punishment and Deterrence — Markets for Illegal Activities and the Economics of Public Law Enforcement

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 246-282

  11. Topics in Corporate Law and Competition Law

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 283-320

  12. Litigation, Settlement and the Market for Lawyers

    • Alex Robson
    Pages 321-358

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 359-378
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Law and Markets examines the interaction between legal rules, market forces and prices. It emphasises the economic effects of legal rules on individual incentives in both market and non-market settings, and draws on cases and materials from a wide variety of legal jurisdictions to illustrate economic principles.

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“The text is a welcome addition to the law and economics field, bringing economic rigour to the analysis of a range of topics in the field. What differentiates this text is the clear focus on the market and market structure. While useful for instructors, for the intended audience it is likely to be but one resource in an undergraduate or postgraduate law and economics class.” (Stephen Whelan, Economic Record, Vol. 92 (296), March, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, Australia

    Alex Robson

About the author

ALEX ROBSON Senior Research Fellow at the SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He has previously held appointments at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, where he taught courses in law and economics, game theory and social choice, and microeconomics.

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