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Calabresi: Heterodox Economic Analysis of Law

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Guido Calabresi is one of the founders of the law and economics movement. His approach, however, corresponds to a form of economic analysis of law that, we claim, is heterodox. We show why in this short notice.

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Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (2019). Calabresi: Heterodox Economic Analysis of Law. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_726

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