Browsing Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Works by Subject "Law and economics"

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    • Assessing the Insurance Role of Tort Liability After Calabresi 
      Viscusi, W. Kip; Hersch, Joni, 1956- (Law & Contemporary Problems, 2014)
      Calabresi’s theory of tort liability (1961) as a risk distribution mechanism established insurance as an objective of tort liability. Calabresi’s risk-spreading concept of tort has provided the impetus for much of the ...
    • Economic Foundations of the Current Regulatory Reform Efforts 
      Viscusi, W. Kip (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1996)
      Almost since the inception of the risk and environmental agencies in the early 1970s, there has been a continuing concern with ensuring that regulations yield societal benefits commensurate with their costs. This recognition ...
    • Law and Economics as a Pillar of Legal Education 
      Viscusi, W. Kip; Hersch, Joni, 1956- (Review of Law and Economics, 2012)
      This paper reports the distribution of doctoral degrees in economics and in other fields among faculty at the 26 highest ranked law schools. Almost one-third of professors at the top 13 law schools have a Ph.D. degree, ...