Economics for lawyers /

"Economics for Lawyers provides the essential tools to understand the economic basis of law. Through rigorous analysis illustrated with simple graphs and a wide range of legal examples, Richard Ippolito focuses on a few key concepts and shows how they play out in numerous applications." &q...

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Main Author: Ippolito, Richard A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2005.
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Summary:"Economics for Lawyers provides the essential tools to understand the economic basis of law. Through rigorous analysis illustrated with simple graphs and a wide range of legal examples, Richard Ippolito focuses on a few key concepts and shows how they play out in numerous applications." "Along the way, readers learn what economists mean when they talk about sorting, signaling, reputational assets, lemons markets, moral hazard, and adverse selection. They will learn a new vocabulary and a whole new way of thinking about the world they live in, and will be more productive in their professions."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:421 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:069112177X (cl : alk. paper)