Economics and liability for accidents
By: Steven Shavell.
Contributors: Shavell, Steven.; John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business.
Series: Discussion paper -- no. 535; Discussion paper (John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business : Online) -- no. 535.
Publisher: Harvard Law School
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "Legal liability for accidents determines the circumstances under which injurers must compensate injurers for harm.  The effects of liability on incentives to reduce risk, on risk-bearing and insurance (both direct coverage for victims and liability coverage for injurers), and on administrative expenses are considered.  Liability is also compared to other methods of controlling harmful activities, notably, to corrective taxation and regulation"--John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business web site.
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