The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics: Volume 1: Methodology and Concepts
by Francesco Parisi  (Editor)

About the Author
Francesco Parisi is the Oppenheimer Wolff and Donnelly Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School and a Distinguished Professor of Public Finance at the University of Bologna. From 2002 to 2006 he held a Chair in Private Law at the University of Milan (Statale), where he was appointed Professore Ordinario per Chiara Fama. From 1993 to 2006 he taught at George Mason University where he served as Professor of Law & Director of the Law and Economics Program and as an Associate Director of the J.M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy. He has authored 18 books and approximately 200 papers in the field of law and economics. Professor Parisi is Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Law and Economics, Associate Editor of the International Review of Law and Economics, and served as Editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review. He is a member of the board of editors of the Journal of Public Choice, the American Journal of Comparative Law, and the Journal of Law, Economics and Policy.

About this book
Covering over one-hundred topics on issues ranging from Law and Neuroeconomics to European Union Law and Economics to Feminist Theory and Law and Economics, The Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics is the definitive work in the field of law and economics. The book gathers together scholars and experts in law and economics to create the most inclusive and current work on law and economics. Edited by Francisco Parisi, the Handbook looks at the origins of the field of law and economics, tracks its progression and increased importance to both law and economics, and looks to the future of the field and its continued development by examining a cornucopia of fields touched by work in law and economics. The uniqueness of its breadth, depth, and convenience make the volume essential to scholars, students, and contributors in the field of law and economics.

Brief contents
1 The Future of Law and Economics
2 Economic Models of Law
3 Empirical Law and Economics
4 Bounded Rationality, Behavioral Economics, and the Law
5 Experimental Economics and the Law
6 Experimental Psychology and the Law
7 Social Psychology and the Law
8 Evolutionary Law and Economics
9 Public Choice Theory and Legal Institutions
10 Constitutional Economics and the Law
11 The “Law” and Economics of Judicial Decision-Making: A Positive Political Theory Perspective
12 Contractarian Perspectives in Law and Economics
13 Austrian Perspectives in Law and Economics
14 Moral Philosophy and Law and Economics
15 Critiques of Law and Economics
16 Optimal Redistributional Instruments in Law and Economics
17 Cost–Benefit Analysis in Legal Decision-Making
18 Well-Being and Public Policy
19 Value-Driven Behavior and the Law
20 Ex Ante vs. Ex Post
21 Carrots vs. Sticks
22 Law and Social Norms
23 Mechanism Design and the Law
24 Collective Decision-Making and Jury Theorems

Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 496 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (June 13, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 019968426X
ISBN-13: 978-0199684267