Encyclopedia of Law & Economics – Contents

Bouckaert, Boudewijn and De Geest, Gerrit (eds.), Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume I. The History and Methodology of Law and Economics, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2000, 1094 p. ISBN 1 85898 984 1: 0. General Works, History and Methodology
Bouckaert, Boudewijn and De Geest, Gerrit (eds.), Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume II. Civil Law and Economics, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2000, 807 p. ISBN 1 85898 985 X: I. Private Property; II. Common Property and Regulation of the Environment; III. Tort Law & Unjust Enrichment
Bouckaert, Boudewijn and De Geest, Gerrit (eds.), Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume III. The Regulation of Contracts, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2000, 1205 p. ISBN 1 85898 986 8: IV. General Contract Law; V. Regulation of Contracts
Bouckaert, Boudewijn and De Geest, Gerrit (eds.), Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume IV. The Economics of Public and Tax Law, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2000, 365 p. ISBN 1 85898 987 6: VI. Tax Law, Social Security and Administrative Law
Bouckaert, Boudewijn and De Geest, Gerrit (eds.), Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume V. The Economics of Crime and Litigation, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2000, 722 p. ISBN 1 85898 988 4: VII. Civil and Criminal Procedure; VIII. Criminal Law, Economics of Crime and Law Enforcement; IX. Production of Legal Rules

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0. GENERAL WORKS, HISTORY AND METHODOLOGY
0000 General Works: 0000 Introductory Books (bibliography only); 0010 Introductory Articles (bibliography only); 0020 Monographs (bibliography only); 0030 Book Reviews (bibliography only); 0040 Symposia (bibliography only); 0050 Collections of (New) Articles (bibliography only); 0060 Readers (bibliography only); 0070 Bibliographies (bibliography only); 0080 Doctoral or Master's theses (bibliography only); 0100 Organization of Research and Teaching by Claus Ott and Tina Neuling; 0200 History of Law & Economics by Ejan Mackaay
0300 Survey of Non-English Publications: 0305 Law & Economics in Austria by Wolfgang Weigel; 0310 Law & Economics in Belgium by Gerrit De Geest; 0315 Law & Economics in Denmark by Henrik Lando; 0320 Law & Economics in Finland by Risto Nuolimaa and Pekka Timonen; 0325 Law & Economics in France by Lionel Montagné; 0330 Law & Economics in Germany by Roland Kirstein; 0335 Law & Economics in Greece by Aristides N. Hatzis; 0340 Law & Economics in Hungary by András Sajó and Kinga Pétervári; 0345 Law & Economics in Italy by Roberto Pardolesi and Giuseppe Bellantuono; 0350 Law & Economics in Mexico by Andrès Roemer and José Diego Valadés; 0355 Law & Economics in The Netherlands by Rudi W. Holzhauer and Rob Teijl; 0360 Law & Economics in Norway by Erling Eide; 0365 Law & Economics in Portugal by Miguel Moura e Silva; 0370 Law & Economics in Quebec by Frédérick Charette; 0375 Law & Economics in Taiwan by Steven S. Kan; 0380 Law & Economics in Serbia by Zelkjo Sevic; 0385 Law & Economics in Spain by Santos Pastor and Jesœs Pintos; 0390 Law & Economics in Sweden by Göran Skogh; 0395 Law & Economics in Switzerland (bibliography only); 0400 Methodology: General by Heico Kerkmeester
0500 Schools and Approaches: 0500 Schools: General by Ejan MacKaay; 0510 Austrian School (bibliography only); 0520 Institutional Law & Economics by Steven G. Medema, Nicholas Mercuro and Warren J. Samuels; 0530 New Institutional Economics by Peter G. Klein; 0540 Property Rights Approach (bibliography only); 0550 Game Theory Applied to Law (bibliography only); 0560 Comparative Law & Economics by Ugo A. Mattei, Luisa Antoniolli and Andrea Rossato; 0570 Experimental Law & Economics by Richard H. McAdams; 0580 Law & Economics of Development by Edgardo Buscaglia
0600 Law & Economics versus Related Disciplines: 0610 Public Choice, Constitutional Political Economy, and Law & Economics by Ludwig Van den Hauwe; 0620 Law and Macroeconomics by Richard L. Gordon; 0630 Other Sociological Approaches by Ian R. Macneil; 0640 The Law and Economics of Antropology by Robert Cooter; 0650 New Economic History and Law & Economics by Alexander J. Field; 0660 Critical Legal Studies by Wayne Eastman
0700 Fundamental Concepts: 0710 Rational Choice Theory in Law & Economics by Thomas S. Ulen; 0720 The Endowment Effect by Christopher Curran; 0730 The Coase Theorem by Steven G. Medema and Richard O. Zerbe Jr.; 0740 Transaction Costs by Douglas W. Allen; 0750 Public Goods & Club Goods by Patrick McNutt; 0760 Network Externalities by William H. Page and John E. Lopatka; 0770 Path Dependence by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis; 0780 Non-Legal Sanctions by Stephan Panther; 0790 Legal Error by Warren F. Schwartz; 0800 Norms and Values In Law & Economics by Denis J. Brion; 0900 General Structure of the Law by Donald Wittman
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I. PRIVATE PROPERTY: 1100 Original Assignment of Private Property by Boudewijn Bouckaert; 1200 Adverse Posession -Title Systems by Boudewijn Bouckaert and Ben W.F. Depoorter; 1300 Decomposition of Property Rights by Jeffrey Evans Stake; 1400 Co-Ownership and Condominium by Marshall E. Tracht; 1500 Security Interests, Creditors' Priorities and Bankruptcy by James W. Bowers
1600 Intellectual Property: 1600 Intellectual Property: General Theories by Peter S. Menell; 1610 Copyright by Wendy J. Gordon and Robert G. Bone; 1620 Patent Law (bibliography only); 1700 Human Rights & Property: Free Speech, Privacy, Prohibition of Slavery (bibliography only); 1800 Parent and Child by Margaret F. Brinig
1900 New Forms of Private Property: 1910 New Forms of Private Property: Property Rights in Environmental Goods by Daniel H. Cole; 1920 Property Rights in Price and Quote Information by Ruben Lee
II. COMMON PROPERTY AND REGULATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: 2000 Private and Common Property Rights by Elinor Ostrom; 2100 Nuisance by Timothy Swanson and Andreas Kontoleon; 2200 Zoning and Land Use Regulation by William A. Fischel; 2300 Environmental Regulation by Michael G. Faure; 2400 Mandatory Insurance: Transaction Costs Analysis of Insurance by Göran Skogh; 2500 Pollution Tax by Britt Groosman
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III. TORT LAW & UNJUST ENRICHMENT: 3000 Tort Law: General by Hans-Bernd Schäfer; 3100 Strict Liability v. Negligence by Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Andreas Schönenberger; 3200 Joint Tortfeasors by Lewis A. Kornhauser and Richard L. Revesz; 3300 Causation and Foreseeability by Omri Ben-Shahar; 3400 Vicarious & Corporate Civil Liability by Reinier H. Kraakman; 3500 Tort Damages by Jennifer Arlen; 3600 No-Fault Compensation Systems by R. Ian McEwin; 3700 Punitive Damages by A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell; 3800 Property Rules vs. Liability Rules by Michael I. Krauss; 3900 Unjust Enrichment & Quasi-Contracts by Christopher T. Wonnell
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IV. GENERAL CONTRACT LAW: 4000 Contract Law: General Theories by Richard Craswell; 4100 Contractual Choice by Scott E. Masten; 4200 Long-Term Contracts & Relational Contracts by Morten Hviid; 4300 Contract Formation (bibliography only); 4400 Implied Terms and Interpretation in Contract Law by George M. Cohen; 4500 Unforeseen Contingencies. Risk Allocation in Contracts by George G. Triantis
4600 Remedies: 4600 Contract Remedies: General by Paul G. Mahoney; 4610 Penalty Clauses and Liquidated Damages by Gerrit De Geest and Filip Wuyts; 4620 Contact Remedies: Foreseeability, Precaution, Causation and Mitigation by Eric A. Posner; 4700 Warranties by Klaus Wehrt; 4800 Rights and Obligations of Third Parties by Aristides N. Hatzis
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V. REGULATION OF CONTRACTS: 5000 General Theories of Regulation by Johan den Hertog
5100 Consumer Protection Regulation: 5110 Information Regulation (incl. Regulation of Advertising) by Paul H. Rubin; 5120 Licensing, Market Entry Regulation by Shirley Svorny; 5130 Product Safety Regulation by Alessandra Arcuri; 5140 Products Liability by Mark Geistfeld; 5200 Price Regulation: A (Non Technical)Overview by Janet S. Netz; 5300 Antitrust Law by Patrick Van Cayseele and Roger Van den Bergh; 5400 Regulation of Natural Monopoly by Ben W.F. Depoorter
5500 Labor Law & Employment Regulation: 5500 Labor Law & Employment Regulation: General (bibliography only); 5510 Labor Contracts by Ann-Sophie Vandenberghe; 5520 Minimum Wage Legislation by Simon Deakin and Frank Wilkinson; 5530 Employment Discrimination by Stewart J. Schwab; 5540 Occupational Safety and Health Regulation by Sidney A. Shapiro; 5550 Collective Bargaining and Worker Participation (bibliography only)
5600 Corporate Law: 5610 The Theory of the Firm by Nicolai J. Foss, Henrik Lando and Steen Thomsen; 5620 Limited Liability by William J. Carney; 5630 The Separation of Ownership and Control by Stephen G. Marks; 5640 The Market for Corporate Control (incl. Takeovers) by George Bittlingmayer; 5650 Insider Trading by Stephen M. Bainbridge; 5660 Regulation of the Securities Market by Edmund W. Kitch; 5700 Insurance Regulation by Seth J. Chandler
5800 Other Contracts & Sectors: 5810 Marriage Contracts by Anthony W. Dnes; 5820 Sexual Regulation (bibliography only); 5830 Gifts, Wills and Inheritance Law by Pierre Pestieau; 5840 Renting by Werner Z. Hirsch; 5850 Regulation of Banking and Financial Markets by Dirk Heremans; 5860 Regulation of the Legal Profession by Frank H. Stephen and James H. Love; 5870 The Regulation of Medical Professions by Reed Neil Olsen; 5880 The Pharmaceutical Industry by Patricia M. Danzon; 5890 Franchise contracts by Antony W. Dnes; 5900 Transportation (bibliography only); 5910 International Trade by Alan O. Sykes; 5920 Land and Livestock Contracting in Agriculture: A Principal-Agent Perspective by Charles R. Knoeber; 5930 Telecommunications (bibliography only); 5940 Public Utilities by Rick Geddes
VI. TAX LAW, SOCIAL SECURITY & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
6000 Tax Law: 6000 Optimal Taxation: General (bibliography only); 6010 Taxation: Macro Aspects by Jef Vuchelen; 6020 Tax Evasion and Tax Compliance by Luigi Alberto Franzoni; 6030 Property Taxes by David L. Cameron; 6040 Consumption Tax, Value Added Tax, Excise Tax & Sales Tax; 6050 Personal Income Taxation by Yoshihiro Masui and Minoru Nakazato; 6060 Corporate Taxation by Charlotte Crane; 6070 Inheritance & Gift Taxation by Paul B. Stephan; 6080 International Taxation by Timothy J. Goodspeed and Ann Dryden Witte
6100 Social Security: 6110 Optimal Techniques of Redistribution by Christopher Curran; 6120 Pensions by Koen Algoed and Frans Spinnewyn; 6200 Takings by Thomas J. Miceli and Kathleen Segerson
6300 Administrative Law (bibliography only): 6300 Administrative Law
VII. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: 7000 Civil Procedure: General by Bruce H. Kobayashi and Jeffrey S. Parker; 7100 Judicial Organization & Administration by Lewis A. Kornhauser; 7200 Appeal & Supreme Courts by Lewis A. Kornhauser; 7300 Indemnity of Legal Fees by Avery Wiener Katz; 7400 Settlement by Andrew F. Daughety; 7500 Arbitration by Bruce L. Benson; 7600 Class Actions - Representative Proceedings by Charles Silver; 7700 Criminal Procedure by Peter Lewisch; 7800 Bankruptcy Proceedings by Francisco Cabrillo and Ben W.F. Depoorter; 7900 Evidence by Jeffrey S. Parker and Bruce H. Kobayashi
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VIII. CRIMINAL LAW, ECONOMICS OF CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT: 8000 Public Enforcement of Law by A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell; 8100 Economics of Criminal Behavior (incl. Compliance) by Erling Eide; 8200 Alternative Sanctions. Cruel Sanctions (bibliography only); 8300 The Economics of Prisons by Kenneth L. Avio; 8400 Organized Crime and Illegal Markets by Gianluca Fiorentini; 8500 Corruption by Roger Bowles; 8600 Corporate Criminal Liability by John R. Lott, Jr.
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IX. PRODUCTION OF LEGAL RULES: 9000 General Characteristics of Rules by Louis Kaplow; 9100 Constitutional Law by Stefan Voigt; 9200 Judge-Made Law by Paul H. Rubin; 9300 Production of Legal Rules by Agencies and Bureaucracies by Georg von Wangenheim; 9400 Self-Regulation by Anthony Ogus; 9500 Spontaneous Emergence of Law: Customary Law by Francesco Parisi; 9600 Conflict of Laws and Choice of Law by Erin Ann O'Hara and Larry E. Ribstein; 9700 Federalism by Robert P. Inman and Daniel L. Rubinfeld; 9800 International Organization by Alexander Thompson and Duncan Snidal
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