Author: Wahl, Jenny B.; editor:
Title: Economic Analysis of Contract Law, Antitrust Law, and Safety Regulations
Description: New York / London, Garland Publishing, 1998. orig.cloth. 24x15cm, xv, 384 pp, Series: Law and Economics: A Collection of Essays and Cases. Volume 2.. Minor rubbing. A label to rear cover. Slight page-edge soil. VG ¶ Contains 22 papers & cases. Includes: G.A. Akerlof "The Market for 'Lemons': Qualitative Uncertainty & the Market Mechanism"; S.N.S. Cheung " Transaction Costs, Risk Aversion, & the Choice of Contractual Arrangements"; J. Umbeck "A Theory of Contract Choice & the California Gold Rush"; R.A. Posner & A.M. Rosenfield "Impossibility & Related Doctrines in Contract Law: An Economic Analysis"; R.A. Epstein "Unconscionability: A Critical Reappraisal"; M.F. Brinig "Rings & Promises"; E.M. Landes & R.A. Posner " The Economics of the Baby Shortage"; J.M. Ramseyer "The MarKet for Children: Evidence from Early Modern Japan"; P.V. Fishback & S.E. Kantor "'Square Deal' or Raw Deal? Market Compensation for Workplace Disamenities, 1 884-1903"; K. Lehn "Property Rights, Risk Sharing, & Player Disability in Major League Baseball"; R.H. Coase "The Nature of the Firm"; G.J. Stigler " The Theory of Economic Regulation"; G.J. Stigler & C. Friedland "What Can Regulators Regulate? The Case of Electricity"; P.L. Swan "Alcoa: The Influence of Recycling on Monopoly Power"; E.C. Gallick & D.E. Sisk "A Reconsideration of Taxi Regulation"; W.K. Viscusi "The Lulling Effects: The Impact of Child-Resistant Packaging on Aspirin & Analgesic Ingestions";S. Peterson; et al: "Are Drivers of Air-Bag Equipped Cars More Aggressive? A Test of the Offsetting Behavior Hypothesis"; M.I. Mitchell & M.T. Maloney "Crisis in the Cockpit: The Role of Market Forces in Promoting Air Travel Safety"; etc.

Keywords: Economic Analysis, Contract Law, Contracts, Antitrust, Safety Regulation, Regulations, United States, Government, Legal Jurisprudence