Foundations of Law and Economics

Edited by Robert Cooter, Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, US and Francesco Parisi, Oppenheimer Wolff and Donnelly Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School, US and Professor of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy

• Contents:AcknowledgementsIntroductionRobert D. Cooter and Francesco ParisiPART IFOUNDATIONS 1. Louis Kaplow and Steven Shavell (1999), ‘The Conflict Between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle’2. Chris William Sanchirico (2000), ‘Taxes versus Legal Rules as Instruments for Equity: A More Equitable View’3. Colin Camerer, Samuel Issacharoff, George Loewenstein, Ted O'Donoghue and Matthew Rabin (2003), ‘Regulation for Conservatives: Behavioral Economics and the Case for “Asymmetric Paternalism”’PART IIMETHODOLOGIES4. Ian Ayres (1990), ‘Playing Games with the Law’5. Christine Jolls, Cass R. Sunstein and Richard Thaler (1998), ‘A Behavioral Approach to Law and Economics’6. Iris Bohnet, Bruno S. Frey and Steffen Huck (2001), ‘More Order with Less Law: On Contract Enforcement, Trust, and Crowding’7. Terrence Chorvat, Kevin McCabe and Vernon Smith (2005), ‘Law and Neuroeconomics’8. John J. Donohue and Justin Wolfers (2006), ‘Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate’PART IIILAW AND SOCIAL NORMS 9. Robert Cooter (1996-1997), ‘Normative Failure Theory of Law’10. Richard H. McAdams (1997), ‘The Origin, Development and Regulation of Norms’11. Eric A. Posner (1998), ‘Symbols, Signals, and Social Norms in Politics and the Law’12.Robert C. Ellickson (2001), ‘The Market for Social Norms’13. Uri Gneezy and Aldo Rustichini (2000), ‘A Fine is a Price’14. Robert Cooter and Ariel Porat (2001), ‘Should Courts Deduct Non-Legal Sanctions from Damages?’Name Index