| The Law and Economics of Marriage and Divorce Contributor(s): Dnes, Antony W. (Editor), Rowthorn, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521809339 ISBN-13: 9780521809337 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2002 Annotation: The key role of "incentives" in family law is considered in this economic approach to family law. The book discusses the possible adverse consequences emanating from faulty legal design, while demonstrating that good family law should provide incentives for consistent and honest behavior. Economists, specialists in the economic analysis of law, and academic lawyers discuss recent advances in specialized studies of marriage, cohabitation, and divorce. This important new work will be of considerable interest to lawyers, policy-makers and economists concerned with family law. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Family Law - General - Law | Business & Financial |
| Dewey: 346.015 |
| LCCN: 2001035640 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.28" W x 9.16" (1.11 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The key role of incentives in family law is considered in this economic approach to family law. The book discusses the possible adverse consequences emanating from faulty legal design, while demonstrating that good family law should provide incentives for consistent and honest behavior. Economists, specialists in the economic analysis of law, and academic lawyers discuss recent advances in specialized studies of marriage, cohabitation, and divorce. This important new work will be of considerable interest to lawyers, policy-makers and economists concerned with family law. |