Citation analysis for The Journal of Legal Studies / University of Chicago Press

Citation Profile [Updated: 2026-07-12 16:53:14]

5 Years H Index

Impact Factor (IF)

0.19

5 Years IF

0.3

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Raw Data

	IF	AIF	CIF	IF5	DOC	CDO	CIT	NCI	CCU	D2Y	C2Y	D5Y	C5Y	SC	%SC	CiY	II	AII
1990	0	0.1	0.17	0	36	36	259	3	6	35		35			0		0	0.05
1991	0.12	0.11	0.32	0.1	20	56	179	18	24	52	6	71	7		0	1	0.05	0.06
1992	0	0.12	0.04	0	17	73	495	3	27	56		91			0	1	0.06	0.06
1993	0.08	0.13	0.15	0.07	20	93	384	14	41	37	3	108	8		0	2	0.1	0.06
1994	0.08	0.14	0.2	0.11	35	128	525	26	67	37	3	109	12	1	3.8	1	0.03	0.07
1995	0.31	0.22	0.39	0.2	19	147	419	58	125	55	17	128	26		0	2	0.11	0.1
1996	0.22	0.25	0.34	0.16	19	166	251	55	182	54	12	111	18		0	1	0.05	0.11
1997	0.13	0.24	0.34	0.23	22	188	451	62	246	38	5	110	25		0	2	0.09	0.11
1998	0.32	0.28	0.44	0.26	31	219	702	94	342	41	13	115	30		0	5	0.16	0.13
1999	0.47	0.3	0.58	0.4	17	236	205	137	479	53	25	126	50		0	2	0.12	0.14
2000	0.38	0.34	0.53	0.36	42	278	1141	143	625	48	18	108	39		0	8	0.19	0.16
2001	0.25	0.38	0.56	0.47	34	312	434	174	801	59	15	131	61		0	3	0.09	0.17
2002	0.26	0.39	0.46	0.29	38	350	415	156	961	76	20	146	43		0	7	0.18	0.21
2003	0.32	0.43	0.65	0.42	11	361	60	233	1194	72	23	162	68	11	4.7	4	0.36	0.21
2004	0.37	0.47	0.9	0.52	16	377	178	340	1534	49	18	142	74	16	4.7	6	0.38	0.21
2005	0.52	0.5	0.93	0.6	19	396	480	368	1904	27	14	141	85	18	4.9	7	0.37	0.23
2006	0.71	0.49	0.89	0.49	18	414	309	364	2271	35	25	118	58	21	5.8	3	0.17	0.22
2007	0.89	0.44	0.85	0.55	25	439	311	368	2642	37	33	102	56	20	5.4	2	0.08	0.2
2008	0.67	0.47	0.91	0.63	29	468	552	423	3070	43	29	89	56	29	6.9	18	0.62	0.22
2009	0.85	0.46	1	0.93	18	486	184	483	3556	54	46	107	100	20	4.1	8	0.44	0.23
2010	0.45	0.46	1.05	0.8	16	502	157	526	4083	47	21	109	87	20	3.8	7	0.44	0.2
2011	0.62	0.5	1.04	0.98	15	517	94	539	4622	34	21	106	104	13	2.4	1	0.07	0.23
2012	0.39	0.5	0.88	0.66	15	532	206	460	5088	31	12	103	68	12	2.6	1	0.07	0.21
2013	0.33	0.53	0.98	0.72	14	546	189	534	5622	30	10	93	67	16	3	2	0.14	0.23
2014	0.59	0.52	1.05	0.68	29	575	359	605	6227	29	17	78	53	37	6.1	34	1.17	0.22
2015	0.91	0.52	1.09	0.94	34	609	217	663	6892	43	39	89	84	28	4.2	6	0.18	0.21
2016	0.84	0.49	0.95	0.82	24	633	129	602	7494	63	53	107	88	27	4.5	11	0.46	0.2
2017	0.52	0.51	0.86	0.78	14	647	43	554	8048	58	30	116	91		0	4	0.29	0.2
2018	0.37	0.52	0.76	0.7	24	671	61	513	8561	38	14	115	81	2	0.4	1	0.04	0.22
2019	0.21	0.53	0.75	0.54	14	685	51	511	9072	38	8	125	67		0		0	0.21
2020	0.29	0.63	0.82	0.48	12	697	47	573	9645	38	11	110	53		0		0	0.3
2021	0.38	0.72	0.65	0.49	28	725	26	471	10116	26	10	88	43	3	0.6	1	0.04	0.26
2022	0.35	0.71	0.57	0.37	16	741	15	426	10542	40	14	92	34		0		0	0.21
2023	0.23	0.66	0.62	0.46	13	754	7	464	11006	44	10	94	43		0		0	0.19
2024	0.21	0.7	0.43	0.42	14	768	0	333	11339	29	6	83	35		0		0	0.2
2025	0.19	0.93	0.34	0.3	14	782	1	269	11608	27	5	83	25		0		0	0.27

IF:	Two years Impact Factor: C2Y / D2Y
AIF:	Average Impact Factor for all series in RePEc in year y
CIF:	Cumulative impact factor
IF5:	Five years Impact Factor: C5Y / D5Y
DOC:	Number of documents published in year y
CDO:	Cumulative number of documents published until year y
CIT:	Number of citations to papers published in year y
NCI:	Number of citations in year y
CCU:	Cumulative number of citations to papers published until year y
D2Y:	Number of articles published in y-1 plus y-2
C2Y:	Cites in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
D5Y:	Number of articles published in y-1 until y-5
C5Y:	Cites in y to articles published in y-1 until y-5
SC:	selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
%SC:	Percentage of selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
CiY:	Cites in year y to documents published in year y
II:	Immediacy Index: CiY / Documents.
AII:	Average Immediacy Index for series in RePEc in year y

50 most cited documents in this series

#	Year	Title	Cited
1	2000	A Fine is a Price.. (2000). Rustichini, Aldo ; gneezy, uri. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:29:y:2000:i:1:p:1-17. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	669
2	1974	Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers. (1974). Stigler, George J. ; Becker, Gary S.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:3:y:1974:i:1:p:1-18. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	664
3	1984	The Selection of Disputes for Litigation. (1984). Klein, Benjamin ; Priest, George L.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:13:y:1984:i:1:p:1-56. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	401
4	1992	Opting Out of the Legal System: Extralegal Contractual Relations in the Diamond Industry.. (1992). Bernstein, Lisa. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:21:y:1992:i:1:p:115-57. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	255
5	1998	Expressive Law and Economics.. (1998). Cooter, Robert. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:585-608. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	178
6	2001	The Common Law and Economic Growth: Hayek Might Be Right.. (2001). Mahoney, Paul G. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:30:y:2001:i:2:p:503-25. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	175
7	2005	The Dirt on Coming Clean: Perverse Effects of Disclosing Conflicts of Interest. (2005). Loewenstein, George ; Moore, Don A. ; Cain, Daylian M.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:1-25. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	165
8	1997	Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns.. (1997). Mustard, David ; Lott, John R. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:26:y:1997:i:1:p:1-68. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	148
9	1989	An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law.. (1989). Posner, Richard ; landes, william. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:18:y:1989:i:2:p:325-63. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	134
10	2012	Do Judges Vary in Their Treatment of Race?. (2012). Mullainathan, Sendhil ; Bertrand, Marianne ; Abrams, David. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/666006. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	125
11	2013	What Is Privacy Worth?. (2013). Loewenstein, George ; Acquisti, Alessandro ; John, Leslie K.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/671754. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	115
12	2008	Happiness Inequality in the United States. (2008). Wolfers, Justin ; Stevenson, Betsey. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s33-s79. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	112
13	2009	The Laws of Lawlessness. (2009). Leeson, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:38:y:2009:i:2:p:471-503. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	96
14	1989	Causation and Incentives to Take Care under the Negligence Rule.. (1989). Kahan, Marcel. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:18:y:1989:i:2:p:427-47. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	90
15	2008	Social Distance and Self-Enforcing Exchange. (2008). Leeson, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:1:p:161-188. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	88
16	1998	Allocating Resources among Prisons and Social Programs in the Battle against Crime.. (1998). Siegelman, Peter ; Donohue, John. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:1:p:1-43. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	88
17		Alcohol-Control Policies and Motor-Vehicle Fatalities.. (1993). Saffer, Henry ; Grossman, Michael ; Chaloupka, Frank. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:22:y:1993:i:1:p:161-86. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	86
18	1993	Self-Serving Assessments of Fairness and Pretrial Bargaining.. (1993). Loewenstein, George ; Camerer, Colin. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:22:y:1993:i:1:p:135-59. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	78
19	1995	The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction.. (1995). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:2:p:379-426. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	77
20	2005	Discrimination and Nepotism: The Efficiency of the Anonymity Rule. (2005). Verboven, Frank ; gneezy, uri ; Fershtman, Chaim. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:371-396. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	71
21	1994	The Value of Accuracy in Adjudication: An Economic Analysis.. (1994). Kaplow, Louis. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:23:y:1994:i:1:p:307-401. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	71
22	1994	Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income.. (1994). Shavell, Steven ; Kaplow, Louis. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:23:y:1994:i:2:p:667-81. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	67
23	1997	The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System.. (1997). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:26:y:1997:i:2:p:575-612. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	67
24		An Economic Analysis of Legal Rulemaking. (1974). Posner, Richard ; Ehrlich, Isaac. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:3:y:1974:i:1:p:257-286. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	64
25	2002	The Economic Structure of Renegotiation and Dispute Resolution in the World Trade Organization.. (2002). Schwartz, Warren F ; Sykes, Alan O. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:31:y:2002:i:1:p:s179-204. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	62
26	2006	Debiasing through Law. (2006). Sunstein, Cass ; Jolls, Christine. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:35:y:2006:p:199-242. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	61
27	1998	Symbols, Signals, and Social Norms in Politics and the Law.. (1998). Posner, Eric A. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:765-98. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	61
28	1988	Suing Solely to Extract a Settlement Offer.. (1988). Bebchuk, Lucian. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:17:y:1988:i:2:p:437-50. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	60
29	2008	The Effect of Crime on Life Satisfaction. (2008). Cohen, Mark. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s325-s353. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	56
30	1995	Some Experimental Evidence on Differences between Student and Prisoner Reactions to Monetary Penalties and Risk.. (1995). Gerety, Vernon E ; Block, Michael K. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:1:p:123-38. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	56
31	2008	Death, Happiness, and the Calculation of Compensatory Damages. (2008). Powdthavee, Nattavudh ; Oswald, Andrew. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s217-s251. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	56
32	1995	Politics and the Judiciary: The Influence of Judicial Background on Case Outcomes.. (1995). Ashenfelter, Orley ; Schwab, Stewart J. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:2:p:257-81. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	54
33	2014	Climate Impacts on Economic Growth as Drivers of Uncertainty in the Social Cost of Carbon. (2014). Matteson, Nathan J. ; Glotter, Michael J. ; Woolley, Mark D. ; Moyer, Elisabeth J. ; Weisbach, David A.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/678140. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	54
34		Optimal Sanctions When Individuals Are Imperfectly Informed about the Probability of Apprehension.. (1992). Kaplow, Louis ; Bebchuk, Lucian. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:21:y:1992:i:2:p:365-70. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	53
35	1995	Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis.. (1995). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:1:p:1-28. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	52
36	2007	A Unilateral Accident Model under Ambiguity. (2007). Teitelbaum, Joshua. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:36:y:2007:p:431-477. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	51
37	1974	Single Activity Accidents. (1974). Diamond, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:3:y:1974:i:1:p:107-164. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	51
38	1998	Do Right-to-Carry Laws Deter Violent Crime?. (1998). Black, Dan. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:1:p:209-19. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	51
39	2015	Salience Theory of Judicial Decisions. (2015). Shleifer, Andrei ; Gennaioli, Nicola ; Bordalo, Pedro. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/676007. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	50
40	1999	The Effect of Judicial Institutions on Uncertainty and the Rate of Litigation: The Election versus Appointment of State Judges.. (1999). Hanssen, F. Andrew. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:28:y:1999:i:1:p:205-32. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	50
41	2006	The Unreluctant Litigant? An Empirical Analysis of Japanâs Turn to Litigation. (2006). Hoetker, Glenn ; Ginsburg, Tom. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:35:y:2006:p:31-59. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	49
42	2007	An Empirical Study of the Impact of Tort Reforms on Medical Malpractice Settlement Payments. (2007). Avraham, Ronen. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:36:y:2007:i:s2:p:s183-s229. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	48
43	2005	Enforcement, Private Political Pressure, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization Escape Clause. (2005). Staiger, Robert ; Bagwell, Kyle. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:471-513. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	46
44	1998	Law and Economics Discovers Social Norms.. (1998). Ellickson, Robert C. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:537-52. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	45
45	2000	The Discipline of Cost-Benefit Analysis.. (2000). Sen, Amartya ; Krishnamoorthy, Prakash. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:29:y:2000:i:2:p:931-52. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	45
46	2005	Racial and Sex Disparities in Prison Sentences: The Effect of District-Level Judicial Demographics. (2005). Schanzenbach, Max. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:57-92. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	45
47	1998	Social Meaning and the Economic Analysis of Crime.. (1998). Kahan, Dan M. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:609-22. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	44
48	2004	The Economic Ascent of the Middle Eastâs Religious Minorities: The Role of Islamic Legal Pluralism. (2004). Kuran, Timur. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:33:y:2004:p:475-515. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	44
49	1990	Why Do Universities Have Endowments?. (1990). Hansmann, Henry. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:19:y:1990:i:1:p:3-42. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	44
50	2006	Does Wrongful Conviction Lower Deterrence?. (2006). Lando, Henrik. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:35:y:2006:p:327-337. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	42

50 most relevant documents in this series (papers most cited in the last two years)

#	Year	Title	Cited
1	1974	Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers. (1974). Stigler, George J. ; Becker, Gary S.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:3:y:1974:i:1:p:1-18. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	29
2	2013	What Is Privacy Worth?. (2013). Loewenstein, George ; Acquisti, Alessandro ; John, Leslie K.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/671754. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	29
3	2012	Do Judges Vary in Their Treatment of Race?. (2012). Mullainathan, Sendhil ; Bertrand, Marianne ; Abrams, David. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/666006. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	25
4	1984	The Selection of Disputes for Litigation. (1984). Klein, Benjamin ; Priest, George L.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:13:y:1984:i:1:p:1-56. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	21
5	2005	Racial and Sex Disparities in Prison Sentences: The Effect of District-Level Judicial Demographics. (2005). Schanzenbach, Max. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:57-92. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	14
6	2020	On the Redesign of Accident Liability for the World of Autonomous Vehicles. (2020). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/711027. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	13
7	1992	Opting Out of the Legal System: Extralegal Contractual Relations in the Diamond Industry.. (1992). Bernstein, Lisa. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:21:y:1992:i:1:p:115-57. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	13
8	2000	A Fine is a Price.. (2000). Rustichini, Aldo ; gneezy, uri. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:29:y:2000:i:1:p:1-17. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	12
9	2008	Happiness Inequality in the United States. (2008). Wolfers, Justin ; Stevenson, Betsey. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s33-s79. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	11
10	1998	Expressive Law and Economics.. (1998). Cooter, Robert. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:585-608. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	11
11	2015	Salience Theory of Judicial Decisions. (2015). Shleifer, Andrei ; Gennaioli, Nicola ; Bordalo, Pedro. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/676007. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	9
12	2016	The Heavy Costs of High Bail: Evidence from Judge Randomization. (2016). Gupta, Arpit ; Arpit, Christopher Hansman . In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/688907. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	9
13	2008	Social Distance and Self-Enforcing Exchange. (2008). Leeson, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:1:p:161-188. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
14	2014	Does Anyone Read the Fine Print? Consumer Attention to Standard-Form Contracts. (2014). Bakos, Yannis ; Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia ; Trossen, David R.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/674424. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
15	2001	The Common Law and Economic Growth: Hayek Might Be Right.. (2001). Mahoney, Paul G. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:30:y:2001:i:2:p:503-25. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
16	2005	Discrimination and Nepotism: The Efficiency of the Anonymity Rule. (2005). Verboven, Frank ; gneezy, uri ; Fershtman, Chaim. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:371-396. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
17	1995	Politics and the Judiciary: The Influence of Judicial Background on Case Outcomes.. (1995). Ashenfelter, Orley ; Schwab, Stewart J. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:2:p:257-81. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
18	2007	A Unilateral Accident Model under Ambiguity. (2007). Teitelbaum, Joshua. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:36:y:2007:p:431-477. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
19	2014	Climate Impacts on Economic Growth as Drivers of Uncertainty in the Social Cost of Carbon. (2014). Matteson, Nathan J. ; Glotter, Michael J. ; Woolley, Mark D. ; Moyer, Elisabeth J. ; Weisbach, David A.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/678140. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
20	2008	The Effect of Crime on Life Satisfaction. (2008). Cohen, Mark. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s325-s353. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
21	1989	An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law.. (1989). Posner, Richard ; landes, william. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:18:y:1989:i:2:p:325-63. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
22	1994	Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income.. (1994). Shavell, Steven ; Kaplow, Louis. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:23:y:1994:i:2:p:667-81. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
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