Law and economics

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
interdisciplinary field
gptkbp:analyzes legal rules using economic principles
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:legislation
gptkb:crime
antitrust law
property law
tort law
contract law
gptkbp:becameProminentIn 1970s
gptkbp:criticizedFor reductionism
ignoring distributional effects
emphasis on efficiency over justice
gptkbp:focusesOn efficiency of legal rules
incentives created by laws
gptkbp:hasSubfield behavioral law and economics
comparative law and economics
empirical law and economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law and economics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkb:public_policy
antitrust enforcement
judicial decision-making
regulatory analysis
contract design
tort reform
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:A._Mitchell_Polinsky
gptkb:Guido_Calabresi
gptkb:Richard_Posner
gptkb:Ronald_Coase
gptkb:Gary_Becker
gptkb:Robert_Cooter
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Journal_of_Legal_Studies
gptkb:American_Law_and_Economics_Review
gptkb:Journal_of_Law_and_Economics
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chicago_School_of_Economics
public choice theory
behavioral law and economics
gptkbp:studies application of economic theory to law
gptkbp:taughtAt gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Stanford_Law_School
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Yale_Law_School
gptkbp:uses game theory
welfare economics
cost-benefit analysis
microeconomics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Law's_Order
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6