University of Virginia Legal Working Paper Series
University of Virginia John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper Series
The John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics provides financial support for the dissemination of scholarship by Virginia faculty under the Law and Economics Working Papers. In some cases the Program also supports the underlying research. The Program's Director is Professor George G. Triantis.
Papers from 2008
The Law and Economics of Discharge, J. H. Verkerke (June 13, 2008)
Delaware's Compensation, Michal Barzuza (June 12, 2008)
The Fault that Lies within Our Contract Law, George M. Cohen (June 12, 2008)
Golden Rule Reasoning, Moral Judgement and Law, Neil Duxbury (June 12, 2008)
The Space Between Markets and Hierarchies, George Geis (June 12, 2008)
Temporary-Effect Legislation, Political Accountability, and Fiscal Restraint, George K. Yin (June 12, 2008)
Lemon Signaling in Cross-Listing, Michal Barzuza (February 12, 2008)
Integrating an Agreement to Induce Information Disclosure, Albert H. Choi (February 12, 2008)
The Regulation of Non-Judicial Debt Collection and the Consumer's Choice Among Repayment, Bankruptcy and Informal Bankruptcy, Amanda E. Dawsey, Richard M. Hynes, and Lawrence M. Ausubel (February 12, 2008)
The Public Network, Thomas Nachbar (February 12, 2008)
Cities, Economic Development, and the Free Trade Constitution, Richard C. Schragger (February 12, 2008)
Papers from 2007
Completing Contracts in the Shadow of Costly Verification, Albert H. Choi and George Triantis (June 5, 2007)
A Critique of the Odious Debt Doctrine, Albert H. Choi and Eric Posner (June 5, 2007)
Transparency and Determinacy in Common Law Adjudication: A Philosophical Defense of Explanatory Economic Analysis, Jody S. Kraus (June 5, 2007)
Legal Determinacy and Moral Justification, Jody S. Kraus (June 5, 2007)
Resolving Conflicts Among Congress's Powers Regarding Statutes' Constitutionality: The Case of Anti-Bootlegging Statutes, Dotan Oliar (June 5, 2007)
The Property Rights of Despots, Glen O. Robinson (June 5, 2007)
Papers from 2006
Should Vicarious Liability be Based on Negligence or Strict Liability?, Juan Carlos Bisso and Albert H. Choi (June 20, 2006)
Economic and Legal Boundaries of Firms, Edward M. Iacobucci and George G. Triantis (June 20, 2006)
'Woolley v. Hoffmann-LaRoche': Finding a Way to Enforce Employee Handbook Promises, J.H. Verkerke (June 20, 2006)
Is the Tax System Beyond Reform?, George K. Yin (June 20, 2006)
Mandatory vs. Contractual Disclosure in Securities Markets: Evidence from the 1930s, Paul G. Mahoney and Jianping Mei (February 17, 2006)
Law as a Local Amenity, Anup Malani (February 17, 2006)
Surveillance and Reporting of Disease Outbreaks: Private Incentives and WHO Policy Levers, Anup Malani and Ramanan Laxminarayan (February 17, 2006)
Public Preferences for Rehabilitation versus Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders: Evidence from a Contingent Valuation Survey, Daniel S. Nagin, Alex R. Piquero, Elizabeth S. Scott, and Laurence Steinberg (February 17, 2006)
The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design, Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman (February 17, 2006)
Papers from 2005
Optimal Successor Liability, Albert H. Choi (October 25, 2005)
Forget Quality: Do Non-Profits Even Signal Their Status?, Anup Malani and Guy David (October 25, 2005)
Patient Enrollment in Medical Trials: Selection Bias in a Randomized Experiment, Anup Malani (October 25, 2005)
Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of Contract Design, Robert E. Scott and George G. Triantis (October 25, 2005)
Anticipating Litigation in Contract Design, Robert E. Scott and George G. Triantis (October 25, 2005)
Rawls & Contract Law, Kevin Kordana and David Tabachnick (February 23, 2005)
Lawrence Lessig's Dystopian Vision, Julia D. Mahoney (February 23, 2005)
Habeas Settlements, Anup Malani (February 18, 2005)
Assessing the Merits of Reallocation, Anup Malani and Charles Mullin (January 14, 2005)
Testing for Placebo Effects Using Data, Anup Malani (January 14, 2005)
Papers from 2004
Information Costs in Patent and Copyright, Clarisa Long (October 13, 2004)
The Value of Judicial Independence: Evidence from 18th Century England, Paul G. Mahoney and Daniel M. Klerman (October 13, 2004)
General and Specific Legal Rules, Paul G. Mahoney and Chris W. Sanchirico (October 13, 2004)
Market Manipulation: A Comprehensive Study of Stock Pools, Paul G. Mahoney, Guolin Jiang, and Jianping Mei (October 13, 2004)
An Economic Model of Costing "Early Offers" Medical Malpractice Reform, Jeffrey O'Connell, Jeremy Kidd, and Evan Stephenson (October 13, 2004)
Investing in Human Capital: The Efficiency of Covenants Not to Compete, Eric A. Posner, Alexander Triantis, and George G. Triantis (October 13, 2004)
Are Non-Profit Firms Simply For-Profits in Disguise? Evidence from Executive Compensation in the Nursing Home Industry, Anup Malani and Albert Choi (August 2, 2004)
Embedded Options and the Case Against Compensation in Contract Law, Robert E. Scott and George G. Triantis (June 17, 2004)
The Effect of Joint and Several Liability on the Bankruptcy Rate of Defendants: Evidence from Asbestos Ligation, Anup Malani (June 2, 2004)