The Journal of Legal Studies

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Volume 36, issue S2, 2007

Introduction: Current Research on Medical Malpractice Liability pp. S1-S8

Anup Malani

Physicians' Insurance Limits and Malpractice Payments: Evidence from Texas Closed Claims, 1990-2003 pp. S9-S45

Kathryn Zeiler, Charles Silver, Bernard Black, David A. Hyman and William M. Sage

When Tort Resolutions Are "Wrong": Predictors of Discordant Outcomes in Medical Malpractice Litigation pp. S47-S78

David M. Studdert and Michelle M. Mello

The Impact of Malpractice Risk on the Use of Obstetrics Procedures pp. S79-S119

Beomsoo Kim

Medical Malpractice Reform and Physicians in High-Risk Specialties pp. S121-S142

Jonathan Klick and Thomas Stratmann

Does Malpractice Liability Keep the Doctor Away? Evidence from Tort Reform Damage Caps pp. S143-S182

David A. Matsa

An Empirical Study of the Impact of Tort Reforms on Medical Malpractice Settlement Payments pp. S183-S229

Ronen Avraham

An Empirical Assessment of Early Offer Reform for Medical Malpractice pp. S231-S259

Joni Hersch, Jeffrey O'Connell and W Viscusi

Unlimited Subrogation: Improving Medical Malpractice Liability by Allowing Insurers to Take Charge pp. S261-S289

Kenneth S. Reinker and David Rosenberg

Volume 36, issue 2, 2007

Mandatory Disclosure and Stock Returns: Evidence from the Over-the-Counter Market pp. 213-251

Allen Ferrell

Contingent Fees, Moral Hazard, and Attorney Rents: A Laboratory Experiment pp. 253-273

Michael McKee, Rudy Santore and Joel Shelton

The Condominium versus Cooperative Puzzle: An Empirical Analysis of Housing in New York City pp. 275-324

Michael H. Schill, Ioan Voicu and Jonathan Miller

Contractual Holdup and Legal Intervention pp. 325-354

Steven Shavell

The Economics of Stigma: Why More Detection of Crime May Result in Less Stigmatization pp. 355-377

Alon Harel and Alon Klement

Sanctions by Social Norms and the Law: Substitutes or Complements? pp. 379-396

Yoshinobu Zasu

Qualified Ratification: Explaining Reservations to International Human Rights Treaties pp. 397-429

Eric Neumayer

A Unilateral Accident Model under Ambiguity pp. 431-477

Joshua Teitelbaum

Volume 36, issue 1, 2007

Post-Siliconix Freeze-Outs: Theory and Evidence pp. 1-26

Guhan Subramanian

Economic Efficiency, Nuisance, and Sewage: New Lessons from Attorney-General v. Council of the Borough of Birmingham, 1858–95 pp. 27-62

Leslie Rosenthal

Total Liability for Excessive Harm pp. 63-80

Robert Cooter and Ariel Porat

Punishing the Innocent along with the Guilty: The Economics of Individual versus Group Punishment pp. 81-106

Thomas Miceli and Kathleen Segerson

The Problematic Value of Mathematical Models of Evidence pp. 107-140

Ronald J. Allen and Michael S. Pardo

Comparisons of the Incentive for Insolvency under Different Legal Regimes pp. 141-170

Elizabeth Klee and Lewis Kornhauser

The Effect of Judicial Expedience on Attorney Fees in Class Actions pp. 171-187

Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick

If Only Half of International Agreements Have Dispute Resolution Provisions, Which Half Needs Explaining? pp. 189-212

Barbara Koremenos

Volume 35, issue 2, 2006

2006 Ronald H. Coase Prize pp. iii-iii

Posner

Murky Waters: The Law and Economics of Salvaging Historic Shipwrecks pp. 285-302

Paul Hallwood and Thomas Miceli

Conflict or Credibility: Research Analyst Conflicts of Interest and the Market for Underwriting Business pp. 303-325

James C. Spindler

Does Wrongful Conviction Lower Deterrence? pp. 327-337

Henrik Lando

A Strategic Interpretation of Legal Transplants pp. 339-363

Nuno Garoupa and Anthony Ogus

Asbestos Litigation: Procedural Innovations and Forum Shopping pp. 365-398

Michelle J. White

The Effect of Judicial Independence on Courts: Evidence from the American States pp. 399-440

Daniel Berkowitz and Karen Clay

Public Policies and Private Decisions: The Effect of Child Support Measures on Marriage and Divorce pp. 441-474

Vicky Barham, Rose Anne Devlin and Jie Yang

A Demand-Side Theory of Antitakeover Defenses pp. 475-524

Sharon Hannes

Volume 35, issue 1, 2006

The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives pp. 1-29

Steven Shavell

The Unreluctant Litigant? An Empirical Analysis of Japan’s Turn to Litigation pp. 31-59

Tom Ginsburg and Glenn Hoetker

Product Defects and the Value of the Firm in Japan: The Impact of the Product Liability Law pp. 61-84

Sumiko Takaoka

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Impact on Patent Litigation pp. 85-117

Matthew D. Henry and John Turner

Demand for a Jury Trial and the Selection of Cases for Trial pp. 119-142

Joni Hersch

Divorce Laws and the Structure of the American Family pp. 143-174

Stéphane Mechoulan

Subsidizing Addiction: Do State Health Insurance Mandates Increase Alcohol Consumption? pp. 175-198

Jonathan Klick and Thomas Stratmann

Debiasing through Law pp. 199-242

Christine Jolls and Cass Sunstein

Does the U.S. Constitution Need an Equal Rights Amendment? pp. 243-283

Lisa Baldez, Lee Epstein and Andrew D. Martin

Volume 34, issue 2, 2005

Who Should Pay for Bankruptcy Costs? pp. 295-341

Arturo Bris, Alan Schwartz and Ivo Welch

The Effects of Seeking Punitive Damages on the Processing of Tort Claims pp. 343-369

Thomas A. Eaton, David Mustard and Susette M. Talarico

Discrimination and Nepotism: The Efficiency of the Anonymity Rule pp. 371-396

Chaim Fershtman, Uri Gneezy and Frank Verboven

Juror Understanding of DNA Evidence: An Empirical Assessment of Presentation Formats for Trace Evidence with a Relatively Small Random-Match Probability pp. 395-444

Dale A. Nance and Scott B. Morris

How Do Changes in Welfare Law Affect Domestic Violence? An Analysis of Connecticut Towns, 1990–2000 pp. 445-470

Jennifer Nou and Christopher Timmins

Enforcement, Private Political Pressure, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization Escape Clause pp. 471-513

Kyle Bagwell and Robert Staiger

Trade Remedies and World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement: Why Are So Few Challenged? pp. 515-555

Chad Bown

Power Plays and Capacity Constraints: The Selection of Defendants in World Trade Organization Disputes pp. 557-598

Andrew T. Guzman and Beth A. Simmons

Is the International Court of Justice Biased? pp. 599-630

Eric A. Posner and Miguel F. P. de Figueiredo

Public versus Private Enforcement of International Economic Law: Standing and Remedy pp. 631-666

Alan O. Sykes

Volume 34, issue 1, 2005

The Dirt on Coming Clean: Perverse Effects of Disclosing Conflicts of Interest pp. 1-25

Daylian M. Cain, George Loewenstein and Don A. Moore

Recollection Bias and the Combat of Terrorism pp. 27-55

W Viscusi and Richard Zeckhauser

Racial and Sex Disparities in Prison Sentences: The Effect of District-Level Judicial Demographics pp. 57-92

Max Schanzenbach

Words That Kill? An Economic Model of the Influence of Speech on Behavior (with Particular Reference to Hate Speech) pp. 93-136

Dhammika Dharmapala and Richard H. McAdams

Civil Litigation with Mandatory Discovery and Voluntary Transmission of Private Information pp. 137-159

Amy Farmer and Paul Pecorino

Asset Securitization and Asymmetric Information pp. 161-206

Edward M. Iacobucci and Ralph Winter

The Filtering Effect of Sharing Rules pp. 207-237

Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci and Gerrit De Geest

Bilateral Accidents with Intrinsically Interdependent Costs of Precaution pp. 239-272

Dhammika Dharmapala and Sandra Hoffmann

The Effect of Ownership Structure on Insurance Company Litigation Strategy pp. 273-294

Dana A. Kerr