ONE: Introduction; TWO: The Economics of Tort Law: The Basic Model; THREE: The Economics of Tort Law: Extensions; FOUR: The Economics of Contract Law: Remedies for Breach; FIVE: The Economics of Contract Law: Mistake, Impossibility, and Other Doctrines; SIX: The Economics of Property Law; SEVEN: Government Taking and Regulation of Private Property; EIGHT: The Economics of Litigation and Settlement; NINE: The Economics of Frivolous Litigation; Notes; References; Index.
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The field of law and economics has matured to a point where scholars employ economic methods to understand the nature of legal rules and guide legal reform. This text is a broad survey of that scholarship as it has been applied to problems in tort, contracts, property and litigation.