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Posner, isbn 9781454833888, published by aspen publishers from. As this survey will indicate, research in economic analysis of law has been active since the 1970s and is accelerating. From law and economics to an economic analysis of law article pdf available in journal of the history of economic thought 3102 june 2009 with 5,275 reads. Ronald coase 1960 and guido calabresi 1961 are generally identified as the seminal articles but commons 1924 and hale 1952 among others had brought economic thinking to the study of law in the 1910s and 1920s. Summary this comprehensive text covers every aspect of economic analysis of the law, from common law to the constitution.
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