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Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics

1996

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Health-Health Tradeoffs, Cass R. Sunstein Sep 1996

Health-Health Tradeoffs, Cass R. Sunstein

Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics

No abstract provided.


Crime, Deterrence, And Right-To-Carry Concealed Handguns, David B. Mustard, John Lott Aug 1996

Crime, Deterrence, And Right-To-Carry Concealed Handguns, David B. Mustard, John Lott

Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics

Using cross-sectional time-series data for U.S. counties from 1977 to 1992, we find that allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons deters violent crimes and it appears to produce no increase in accidental deaths. If those states which did not have right-to-carry concealed gun provisions had adopted them in 1992, approximately 1,570 murders; 4,177 rapes; and over 60,000 aggravate assaults would have been avoided yearly. On the other hand, consistent with the notion of criminals responding to incentives, we find criminals substituting into property crimes involving stealth and where the probabilities of contact between the criminal and the victim are minimal. …


The Economics Of Legal Disputes Over The Ownership Of Works Of Art And Other Collectibles, Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes Jul 1996

The Economics Of Legal Disputes Over The Ownership Of Works Of Art And Other Collectibles, Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes

Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics

No abstract provided.


The Cost-Benefit State, Cass R. Sunstein May 1996

The Cost-Benefit State, Cass R. Sunstein

Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics

No abstract provided.


Transaction Costs And Property Rights, Or, Do Good Fences Made Good Neighbors?, Richard A. Epstein Mar 1996

Transaction Costs And Property Rights, Or, Do Good Fences Made Good Neighbors?, Richard A. Epstein

Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics

No abstract provided.


Social Norms And Social Roles, Cass R. Sunstein Jan 1996

Social Norms And Social Roles, Cass R. Sunstein

Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics

No abstract provided.


Judicial Independence In Civil Law Regimes: Econometrics From Japan, Eric B. Rasmusen, J. Mark Ramseyer Jan 1996

Judicial Independence In Civil Law Regimes: Econometrics From Japan, Eric B. Rasmusen, J. Mark Ramseyer

Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics

No abstract provided.