The future of "Austrian" law and economics / Peter J. Boettke, Todd J. Zywicki. Property rights, the Coase theorem and informality / Martin Krause -- Coase, Posner and Austrian law and Economics / Peter T. Leeson -- Nature as first custom : Hayek on the evolution of social rules / Gerald J. Postema -- The law and economics of rule reform / Christopher J. Coyne -- Legal process for fostering innovation / Henry N. Butler, Larry E. Ribstein -- Customary commercial law, credibility, contracting, and credit in the high Middle Ages / Bruce L. Benson -- Self-governance, property rights, and illicit commerce / David Skarbek -- Austrian law and economics and efficiency in the common law / Todd J. Zywicki , Edward Peter Stringham -- Dispute resolution when rationalities conflict : choice and conflict in a mixed economy / Richard E. Wagner -- Sparks cases in contemporary law and economic scholarship / Eric R. Claeys -- Austrian economics and tort law / Michael E. DeBow -- Antitrust and competition from a market-process perspective / Donald J. Boudreaux -- Civil procedure reconsidered / Jeffrey S. Parker -- An Austrian analysis of contemporary American business law / Peter G. Klein, Thomas A. Lambert -- Firms without boards : unleashing the Hayekian firm / M. Todd Henderson -- Bankruptcy judge as a central planner / Todd J. Zywicki, Shruti Rajagopalan -- Family law, uncertainty, and the coordination of human capital / Steven Horwitz -- The future of "Austrian" law and economics / Peter J. Boettke, Todd J. Zywicki.
Summary:
"The original contributions in this Research Handbook provide an introduction to the application of Austrian economics to law. The book begins with chapters on the methodology of law and economics before moving on to chapters which discuss key concepts in Austrian economics such as: dynamic competitive processes, spontaneous order, subjective value, entrepreneurship, and the limited nature of individual knowledge - as they relate to topics in evolutionary law and basic law. This book presents contributions from both economists and legal scholars on topics ranging from methodology of analysis and the evolution of contemporary legal practice, to the teachings of basic law. Taken as a whole, this Research Handbook provides a strong overview of contemporary research in the Austrian school of law and economics. It is an approach that reflects both the examination of how alternative legal arrangements impact economic performance, and how to use the tools of basic economic reasoning to study the operation of legal rules. Scholars working in the fields of law, jurisprudence, economics, and public policy will find this an important resource on the cutting edge of Austrian political economy in application to law and economics.-- Back cover.
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