Handbook of law and economics. Volume 1 [electronic resource] / edited by A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell.

Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that channel behavior in socially desirable directions - for example, by encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise prices. The incentives created by the legal...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ScienceDirect)
Other Authors:	Polinsky, A. Mitchell, Shavell, Steven, 1946-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2007.
Series:	Handbooks in economics ; 27. Handbook of Law and Economics series.
Subjects:	Law and economics. Law > Economic aspects.