Encyclopedia of Law and Economics
Edited by Gerrit De Geest
About This Encyclopedia
This new edition of the acclaimed Encyclopedia represents a major update of the most authoritative reference work in the field of law and economics.
The Encyclopedia now comprises 166 discrete entries organised across nine thematic volumes. Each volume is edited by a leading scholar of law and economics and as a whole they provide balanced and comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of law touched by economic analysis, including: criminal law, regulation, methodology of law, property law, intellectual property law, contract law, tort law, labor and employment law, antitrust law, corporate law, procedural law, and the production of legal rules.
The Encyclopedia is unique in serving both as an entry point and a platform for advanced research. Each of the 166 entries is prepared by an expert in the field and provides an authoritative overview of the individual topic, combined with an exhaustive bibliography, allowing users to access and filter the entire corpus of literature in law and economics.