The Journal of Legal Studies

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Volume 40, issue 2, 2011

Bargaining with Double Jeopardy pp. 273 - 293

Saul Levmore and Ariel Porat

Judicial Expenditures and Litigation Access: Evidence from Auto Injuries pp. 295 - 332

Paul Heaton and Eric Helland

Does Law Matter? Theory and Evidence from Single-Subject Adjudication pp. 333 - 365

Michael D. Gilbert

The Economics of International Refugee Law pp. 367 - 404

Ryan Bubb, Michael Kremer and David Levine

Do Standards of Review Matter? The Case of Federal Criminal Sentencing pp. 405 - 437

Joshua B. Fischman and Max M. Schanzenbach

Soft Negligence Standards and the Strategic Choice of Firm Size pp. 439 - 466

Juan-José Ganuza and Fernando Gomez

The Multiple-Stage Process of Judicial Review: Facial and As-Applied Constitutional Challenges to Legislation before the U.S. Supreme Court pp. 467 - 502

Stefanie A. Lindquist and Pamela C. Corley

Volume 40, issue 1, 2011

Household Consumption and Personal Bankruptcy pp. 1 - 37

Ning Zhu

An Institutionalization Effect: The Impact of Mental Hospitalization and Imprisonment on Homicide in the United States, 1934-2001 pp. 39 - 83

Bernard E. Harcourt

Judicial Deference to Inconsistent Agency Statutory Interpretations pp. 85 - 113

Yehonatan Givati and Matthew C. Stephenson

The Right to Withdraw in Contract Law pp. 115 - 148

Omri Ben-Shahar and Eric A. Posner

International Trade, National Treatment, and Domestic Regulation pp. 149 - 203

Robert Staiger and Alan O. Sykes

Motions for Lead Plaintiff in Securities Class Actions pp. 205 - 244

Stephen J. Choi

Optimal Remedies for Bilateral Contracts pp. 245 - 271

Francesco Parisi, Barbara Luppi and Vincy Fon

Tribute to Eric Posner pp. iii - iii

Thomas J. Miles and Omri Ben-Shahar

Volume 39, issue 2, 2010

The Evolution of a Legal Rule pp. 325 - 358

Anthony Niblett, Richard Posner and Andrei Shleifer

Bayesian Contractual Interpretation pp. 359 - 374

Yair Listokin

Consent and Exchange pp. 375 - 397

Oren Bar-Gill and Lucian Arye Bebchuk

Witness Intimidation pp. 399 - 432

Brendan O'Flaherty and Rajiv Sethi

Inferring the Winning Party in the Supreme Court from the Pattern of Questioning at Oral Argument pp. 433 - 467

Lee Epstein, William Landes and Richard Posner

Decoupling as Transactions Tax pp. 469 - 496

Nuno Garoupa and Chris Sanchirico

Punitive Damages in Securities Arbitration: An Empirical Study pp. 497 - 546

Stephen J. Choi and Theodore Eisenberg

Borrowing and Nonborrowing among International Courts pp. 547 - 576

Erik Voeten

Volume 39, issue 1, 2010

A Theory of Loopholes pp. 1-31

Leo Katz

Saving Your Home in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy pp. 33-61

Michelle J. White and Ning Zhu

On the Design of the Appeals Process: The Optimal Use of Discretionary Review versus Direct Appeal pp. 63-108

Steven Shavell

Attorneys as Arbitrators pp. 109-157

Stephen J. Choi, Jill E. Fisch and A. C. Pritchard

The Fashion Lottery: Cooperative Innovation in Stochastic Markets pp. 159-200

Jonathan M. Barnett, Gilles Grolleau and Sana Harbi

An Empirical Study of Compensation Paid in Eminent Domain Settlements: New York City, 1990-2002 pp. 201-244

Yun-chien Chang

Revisiting the Debate over Attorneys' Contingent Fees: A Behavioral Analysis pp. 245-288

Eyal Zamir and Ilana Ritov

The Market Reaction to Legal Shocks and Their Antidotes: Lessons from the Sovereign Debt Market pp. 289-324

Michael Bradley, James D. Cox and Mitu Gulati

Volume 38, issue 2, 2009

Bargaining around Bankruptcy: Small Business Workouts and State Law pp. 255-307

Edward R. Morrison

Are "Pay Now, Terms Later" Contracts Worse for Buyers? Evidence from Software License Agreements pp. 309-343

Florencia Marotta-Wurgler

All-or-Nothing versus Proportionate Damages pp. 345-382

Shmuel Leshem and Geoffrey P. Miller

Less Can Be More: Conflicting Ballot Proposals and the Highest Vote Rule pp. 383-418

Michael D. Gilbert and Joshua M. Levine

Citation to Legislative History: Empirical Evidence on Positive Political and Contextual Theories of Judicial Decision Making pp. 419-443

Michael Abramowicz and Emerson H. Tiller

Do Norms Reduce Torture? pp. 445-470

Michael J. Gilligan and Nathaniel H. Nesbitt

The Laws of Lawlessness pp. 471-503

Peter Leeson

Conflicts of Interest, Disclosure, and (Costly) Sanctions: Experimental Evidence pp. 505-532

Bryan K. Church and Xi (Jason) Kuang

Constitutional Agreement during the Drafting of the Constitution: A New Interpretation pp. 533-567

Ben Baack, Robert A. McGuire and T. Norman Van Cott

Volume 38, issue 1, 2009

Implicit Quotas pp. 1-20

Roland G. Fryer, Jr.

Negative Liability pp. 21-59

Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci

The Economics of Presidential Pardons and Commutations pp. 61-88

William Landes and Richard Posner

Asymmetric Information and the Law of Servitudes Governing Land pp. 89-120

Antony Dnes and Dean Lueck

Plaintiphobia in State Courts? An Empirical Study of State Court Trials on Appeal pp. 121-155

Theodore Eisenberg and Michael Heise

Legal Change: Selective Litigation, Judicial Bias, and Precedent pp. 157-168

Thomas Miceli

The Influence of Retention Politics on Judges' Voting pp. 169-206

Joanna M. Shepherd

The Role of Politics and Economics in Explaining Variation in Litigation Rates in the U.S. States pp. 205-233

Tonja Jacobi

Advantage Defendant: Why Sinking Litigation Costs Makes Negative-Expected-Value Defenses but Not Negative-Expected-Value Suits Credible pp. 235-253

Warren F. Schwartz and Abraham L. Wickelgren

Volume 37, issue S2, 2008

Introduction to the Conference on Law and Happiness pp. S1-S4

Eric A. Posner and Cass Sunstein

Measuring Well-Being for Public Policy: Preferences or Experiences? pp. S5-S31

Paul Dolan and Tessa Peasgood

Happiness Inequality in the United States pp. S33-S79

Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers

Who Is the Happy Warrior? Philosophy Poses Questions to Psychology pp. S81-S113

Martha C. Nussbaum

Two Recommendations on the Pursuit of Happiness pp. S115-S132

Christopher K. Hsee, Fei Xu and Ningyu Tang

Hive Psychology, Happiness, and Public Policy pp. S133-S156

Jonathan Haidt, J. Patrick Seder and Selin Kesebir

Illusory Losses pp. S157-S194

Cass Sunstein

Pain and Suffering Awards: They Shouldn't Be (Just) about Pain and Suffering pp. S195-S216

Peter A. Ubel and George Loewenstein

Death, Happiness, and the Calculation of Compensatory Damages pp. S217-S251

Andrew Oswald and Nattavudh Powdthavee

Happiness Research and Cost-Benefit Analysis pp. S253-S292

Matthew Adler and Eric A. Posner

What Does Happiness Research Tell Us About Taxation? pp. S293-S324

David A. Weisbach

The Effect of Crime on Life Satisfaction pp. S325-S353

Mark Cohen

Volume 37, issue 2, 2008

Transnational Forum Shopping as a Trade and Investment Issue pp. 339-378

Alan O. Sykes

Case Law versus Statute Law: An Evolutionary Comparison pp. 379-430

Giacomo Ponzetto and Patricio A. Fernandez

A Switching Costs Explanation of Tying and Warranties pp. 431-458

Edward Iacobucci

The Human and Economic Dimensions of Altruism: The Case of Organ Transplantation pp. 459-501

Richard A. Epstein

Completing Contracts in the Shadow of Costly Verification pp. 503-534

Albert Choi and George Triantis

Taxing Cap-and-Trade Environmental Regulation pp. 535-550

Ethan Yale

Does Nonprofit Status Signal Quality? pp. 551-576

Anup Malani and Guy David

Realistic Standards: Optimal Negligence with Limited Liability pp. 577-594

Juan-José Ganuza and Fernando Gómez

Volume 37, issue 1, 2008

Judicial Fact Discretion pp. 1-35

Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer

On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering pp. 37-85

Steven Shavell

Bias in Judicial Citations: A Window into the Behavior of Judges? pp. 87-129

Stephen J. Choi and G. Mitu Gulati

How Much Irrationality Does the Market Permit? pp. 131-159

Alan Schwartz

Social Distance and Self-Enforcing Exchange pp. 161-188

Peter Leeson

Don't Buy Shares without It: Limited Liability Comes to American Express pp. 189-227

Mark I. Weinstein

The Fairness Opinion Puzzle: Board Incentives, Information Asymmetry, and Bidding Strategy pp. 229-272

Yasuhiro Ohta and Kenton Yee

A Primary-Activity Approach to Proof Burdens pp. 273-313

Chris Sanchirico

The Effect of Conflicting Moral and Legal Rules on Bargaining Behavior: The Case of No-Fault Divorce pp. 315-338

Tess Wilkinson-Ryan and Jonathan Baron