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  • Louis Kaplow and Steven Shavell
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Fairness versus Welfare
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© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. SUMMARY OF CONTENTS vii
  3. CONTENTS ix
  4. Prologue xvii
  5. Acknowledgments xxi
  6. PART ONE. FRAMEWORK
  7. I. Introduction 1
  8. II. Welfare Economics and Notions of Fairness 15
  9. PART TWO. ANALYSIS
  10. III. Torts 85
  11. IV. Contracts 155
  12. V. Legal Procedure 225
  13. VI. Law Enforcement 291
  14. PART THREE. EXTENSIONS
  15. VII. On the Use of Notions of Fairness and Welfare Economics by Different Types of Actors 381
  16. VIII. Comments on the Breadth and Soundness of Welfare Economics 403
  17. IX. Conclusion 465
  18. References 475
  19. Index 511
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674039315-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. SUMMARY OF CONTENTS vii
  3. CONTENTS ix
  4. Prologue xvii
  5. Acknowledgments xxi
  6. PART ONE. FRAMEWORK
  7. I. Introduction 1
  8. II. Welfare Economics and Notions of Fairness 15
  9. PART TWO. ANALYSIS
  10. III. Torts 85
  11. IV. Contracts 155
  12. V. Legal Procedure 225
  13. VI. Law Enforcement 291
  14. PART THREE. EXTENSIONS
  15. VII. On the Use of Notions of Fairness and Welfare Economics by Different Types of Actors 381
  16. VIII. Comments on the Breadth and Soundness of Welfare Economics 403
  17. IX. Conclusion 465
  18. References 475
  19. Index 511
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