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Full-Text Articles in Law
Constitutional Change And International Government, Chantal Thomas
Constitutional Change And International Government, Chantal Thomas
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Globalization And The Reproduction Of Hierarchy, Chantal Thomas
Globalization And The Reproduction Of Hierarchy, Chantal Thomas
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The "New" Law And Psychology: A Reply To Critics, Skeptics, And Cautious Supporters, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski
The "New" Law And Psychology: A Reply To Critics, Skeptics, And Cautious Supporters, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Employment Discrimination, Stewart J. Schwab
Employment Discrimination, Stewart J. Schwab
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
This article first parses the multiple overlapping definitions of discrimination, including distinctions between group and individual discrimination and between segregation and discrimination in pay. The article then summarizes the major economic models of discrimination, particularly Becker’s taste-for-discrimination model and statistical-discrimination models, as well as sorting the status-production models. The discussion focuses on the conditions under which markets will tend to eliminate discrimination, noting that this occurs in a more limited range of situations than commonly recognized. The article next surveys the economic role of anti-discrimination laws, evaluating arguments that the law speeds the journey to a non-discriminatory equilibrium and that …
Balance-Of-Payments Crises In The Developing World: Balancing Trade, Finance And Development In The New Economic Order, Chantal Thomas
Balance-Of-Payments Crises In The Developing World: Balancing Trade, Finance And Development In The New Economic Order, Chantal Thomas
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Critical Race Theory And Postcolonial Development Theory: Observations On Methodology, Chantal Thomas
Critical Race Theory And Postcolonial Development Theory: Observations On Methodology, Chantal Thomas
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Limits Of Behavioral Decision Theory In Legal Analysis: The Case Of Liquidated Damages, Robert A. Hillman
The Limits Of Behavioral Decision Theory In Legal Analysis: The Case Of Liquidated Damages, Robert A. Hillman
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Discontent with the apparent tunnel vision of economic analysis of law's rational choice theory, legal scholars recently have turned with enthusiasm to "behavioral decision theory" (BDT) to enrich their understanding of how people make decisions and of the law's effect on human behavior. This article, for the first time, evaluates BDT's potential contribution to legal analysis by focusing on a single, important legal paradox: Despite contract law's freedom of contract paradigm, courts actively and enthusiastically police agreed damages provisions. Although the article finds an important place in legal analysis for this new discipline, the article raises and discusses several obstacles …