Steven M. Shavell

Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law and Economics

Director, John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business

Office:	Hauser 508
Assistant:	Irina Goldina 617/496-1670
Phone:	(617) 495-3668
Fax:	(617) 496-2256
Email:	shavell@law.harvard.edu
Web Page:	http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/shavell

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Books

Jackson, Howell, Louis Kaplow, Steven M. Shavell, W. Kip Viscusi & David Cope. Analytical Methods for Lawyers (Foundation Press 2nd ed. 2011).
(1st edition, Foundation Press, 2003)

Handbook of Law and Economics, Volumes 1, 2 (A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven M. Shavell eds., Elsevier 2007).

Shavell, Steven M. Foundations of Economic Analysis of Law (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2004).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. Decision Analysis, Game Theory, and Information (Foundation Press 2004).
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(Reprinted from Analytical Methods for Lawyers (Foundation Press, 2003))

Shavell, Steven M. Law and Economics (Foundation Press 2004).
(Reprinted from Analytical Methods for Lawyers)

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. Contracting (Foundation Press 2004).
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(Reprinted from Analytical Methods for Lawyers (Foundation Press, 2003))

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. Microeconomics (Foundation Press 2004).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. Fairness versus Welfare (Harvard University Press 2002).
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Shavell, Steven M. Economic Analysis of Accident Law (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA 1987).
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Shorter Works in Collection

Shavell, Steven M. "Liability for Accidents" in Handbook of Law and Economics 139-182 (Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell eds., Elsevier, 2007).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Public Enforcement of Law" forthcoming in Handbook of Law and Economics (A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell eds., Elsevier, forthcoming 2008).

Shavell, Steven M. "Law and Economics" in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (William A. Darity ed., Macmillan, forthcoming 2006).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Economic Analysis of Law" in New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Steven Durlauf & Lawrence E. Blume eds., Macmillan, forthcoming 2008).

Shavell, Steven M. "Economic Analysis of Accident Law" in New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Steven Durlauf & Lawrence E. Blume eds., Macmillan, forthcoming 2008).

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Economic Analysis of Law" in Handbook of Public Economics 1661 (Alan J. Auerbach & Martin Feldstein eds., Elsevier, 2002).

Shavell, Steven M. & A.M. Polinsky. "Chapter 13: Punitive Damages: An Economic Perspective" in Litigation Services Handbook (R. Weil et al. eds., John Wiley & Sons, 2001).

Shavell, Steven M. "Law and Economics" in International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 12 8446 (N. Smelser & P. Baltes eds., Elsevier, 2001).

Shavell, Steven M. & A. Mitchell Polinsky. "Law: Economics of its Public Enforcement" in International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences 8510 (N. Smelser & P. Baltes eds., Elsevier, 2001).

Shavell, Steven M. & A. Mitchell Polinsky. "Public Enforcement of Law" in Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Vol. V (B. Bouckaert & G. De Geest eds., Edward Elgar, 2000).

Shavell, Steven M. & A. Mitchell Polinsky. "Punitive Damages" in Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Vol. II (B. Bouckaert & G. De Geest eds., Edward Elgar, 2000).
(also published in:The New Palegrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law, (vol. 3) Stockton Press, 1998)

Shavell, Steven M. "Legal Advice" in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law 516 (Stockton Press, 1998).

Shavell, Steven M. "Contracts" in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law 436 (Stockton Press, 1998).

Shavell, Steven M. "Causation and Tort Liability" in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law 211 (Stockton Press, 1998).

Shavell, Steven M. "Contingent Valuation of the Nonuse Value of Natural Resources: Implications for Public Policy and the Liability System" in Contingent Valuation: A Critical Assessment 371 (Elsevier, 1993).

Shavell, Steven M. "Comment on 'Liability and the Incentives for Innovations' by J. Finsinger" in Economic Analysis of Law - A Collection of Applications 196 (University of Vienna, Austria, 1991).

Shavell, Steven M. "Theoretical Issues in Medical Malpractice" in The Economics of Medical Malpractice 35 (American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC, 1978).

Articles in a Periodical

Shavell, Steven M. "Should BP be Liable for Economic Losses Due to the Moratorium on Oil Drilling Imposed After the Deepwater Horizon Accident?" 64 Vanderbilt Law Review 1995 (2011).

Shavell, Steven M. & A. Mitchell Polinsky. "A Skeptical Attitude About Product Liability is Justified: A Reply to Professors Goldberg and Zipursky," 123 Harvard Law Review 1949 (2010).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "The Uneasy Case for Product Liability," 123 Harvard Law Review 1436 (2010).

Shavell, Steven M. "Should Copyright of Academic Works be Abolished?" 2 Journal of Legal Analysis 301 (2010).

Shavell, Steven M. "Eminent Domain vs. Government Purchase of Land Given Imperfect Information About Owners' Valuations," 53 Journal of Law and Economics 1 (2010).

Shavell, Steven M. "On the Design of the Appeals Process: The Optimal Use of Discretionary Review Versus Direct Appeal," 39 Journal of Legal Studies 63 (2010).

Shavell, Steven M. "Why Breach of Contract May Not be Immoral Given the Incompleteness of Contracts," 107 Michigan Law Review 1569 (2009).

Shavell, Steven M. "On Optimal Legal Change, Past Behavior, and Grandfathering," 37 Journal of Legal Studies 37 (2008).

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Moral Rules, the Moral Sentiments, and Behavior: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System," 115 Journal of Political Economy 494 (2007).

Shavell, Steven M. "On the Proper Magnitude of Punitive Damages: "Mathias v. Accor Economy Lodging, Inc."," 1210 Harvard Law Review 1223 (2007).
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Shavell, Steven M. "Do Excessive Legal Standards Discourage Desirable Activity?" 95 Economics Letters 394 (2007).

Shavell, Steven M. "Optimal Discretion in the Application of Rules," 9 American Law and Economics Review 175 (2007).

Shavell, Steven M. "Contractual Holdup and Legal Intervention," 36 Journal of Legal Studies 325 (2007).

Shavell, Steven M. "On the Writing and the Interpretation of Contracts," 22 Journal of Law Economics and Organization 289 (2006).

Shavell, Steven M. "Specific Performance Versus Damages for Breach of Contract:An Economic Analysis," 84 Texas Law Review 831 (2006).

Rosenberg, David & Steven M. Shavell. "A Solution to the Problem of Nuisance Suits: The Option to Have the Court Bar Settlement," 26 International Review of Law and Economics 42 (2006).

Shavell, Steven M. "On the Writing and Interpretation of Contracts," Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2006.

Shavell, Steven M. "The Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives," 35 Journal of Legal Studies 1 (2006).

Rosenberg, David & Steven M. Shavell. "A Simple Proposal to Halve Litigation Costs in the United States," 91 Virginia Law Review 1721 (2006).
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Shavell, Steven M. "Is Breach of Contract Immoral?" 56 Emory Law Journal 439 (2006).

Shavell, Steven M. "Minimum Asset Requirements and Compulsory Liability Insurance as Solutions to the Judgment-Proof Problem," 36 RAND Journal of Law and economics 63 (2005).

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Any Non-Welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle: Reply," 112 Journal of Political Economy 249 (2004).
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Lando, Henrik & Steven M. Shavell. "The Advantage of Focusing Law Enforcement Effort," 24 International Review of Law & Economics 209 (2004).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Reply to Ripstein: Notes on Welfarist versus Deontological Principles," 20 Economics and Philosophy 209 (2004).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Notes on Welfarist versus Deontological Principles (Reply)," 20 Economics and Philosophy 209 (2004).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Fairness versus Welfare: Notes on the Pareto Principle, Preferences, and Distributive Justice," 32 Journal of Legal Studies 331 (2003).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "On the Superiority of Corrective Taxes to Quantity Regulation," 4 American Law and Economics Review 1 (2002).
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Shavell, Steven M. & K.E. Spier. "Threats Without Binding Commitment," 2 Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy Article 2 (2002).
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Shavell, Steven M. "Law versus Morality as Regulators of Conduct," 4 American Law and Economics Review 227 (2002).
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Shavell, Steven M. & Kathryn E. Spier. "Threats Without Binding Commitment," 2 Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy (2002).

Shavell, Steven M. & T. Van Ypersele. "Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights," 44 Journal of Law and Economics 525 (2001).
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Shavell, Steven M. & A. Mitchell Polinsky. "Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement," 81 Journal of Public Economics 1 (2001).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Any Non-Welfarist Method of Policy Assessment Violates the Pareto Principle," 109 Journal of Political Economy 281 (2001).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Fairness versus Welfare," 114 Harvard Law Review 961 (2001).
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Shavell, Steven M. & A. Mitchell Polinsky. "The Fairness of Sanctions: Some Implications for Optimal Enforcement Policy," 2 American Law and Economic Review 223 (2000).
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Shavell, Steven M. "On the Social Function and the Regulation of Liability Insurance," 25 Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues & Practice 166 (2000).
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Shavell, Steven M. & A. Mitchell Polinsky. "The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law," 38 Journal of Economic Literature 45 (2000).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Notions of Fairness versus the Pareto Principle: On the Role of Logical Consistency," 110 Yale Law Journal 237 (2000).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Should Legal Rules Favor the Poor? Clarifying the Role of Legal Rules and the Income Tax in Redistributing Income," 29 Journal of Legal Studies 821 (2000).
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Shavell, Steven M. "The Level of Litigation: Private versus Social Optimality," 19 International Review of Law & Economics 99 (1999).
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Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisonment and the Theory of Deterrence," 28 Journal of Legal Studies 1 (1999).
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Bebchuk, Lucian A. & Steven M. Shavell. "Reconsidering Contractual Liability and the Incentive to Reveal Information," 51 Stanford Law Review 1615 (1999).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "The Conflict Between Notions of Fairness and the Pareto Principle," 1 American Law & Economics Review 63 (1999).
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Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "On Offense History and the Theory of Deterrence," 18 International Review of Law & Economics 305 (1998).
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Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis," 111 Harvard Law Review 869 (1998).
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Shavell, Steven M. "The Fundamental Divergence Between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System," 26 Journal of Legal Studies 575 (1997).
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Shavell, Steven M. "The Optimal Level of Corporate Liability Given the Limited Ability of Corporations to Penalize Their Employees," 17 International Review of Law and Economics 203 (1997).
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Shavell, Steven M. "Reply to a Comment on 'The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction'," 2 Legal Theory 83 (1996).
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Shavell, Steven M. "Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial is Possible," 25 Journal of Legal Studies 493 (1996).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Accuracy in the Assessment of Damages," 39 Journal of Law and Economics 191 (1996).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Property Rules versus Liability Rules: An Economic Analysis," 109 Harvard Law Review 713 (1996).
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Shavell, Steven M. "The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction," 24 Journal of Legal Studies 379 (1995).
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Shavell, Steven M. "Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis," 24 Journal of Legal Studies 1 (1995).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Do Liability Rules Facilitate Bargaining? A Reply to Ayres and Talley," 105 Yale Law Review 221 (1995).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Optimal Law Enforcement with Self-Reporting of Behavior," 102 Journal of Political Economy 583 (1994).

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Why the Legal System is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income," 23 Journal of Legal Studies 667 (1994).

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Accuracy in the Determination of Liability," 37 Journal of Law and Economics 1 (1994).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Should Liability be Based on the Harm to the victim or the Gain to the Injurer?" 10 Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 427 (1994).

Kraakman, Reinier H., Hyun Park & Steven M. Shavell. "When are Shareholder Suits in Shareholder Interests?" 82 Georgetown Law Review 1733 (1994).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "A Note on Optimal Cleanup and Liability after Environmentally Harmful Discharges," 16 Research in Law and Economics 17 (1994).

Shavell, Steven M. "Acquisition and Disclosure of Information Prior to Sale," 25 RAND Journal of Economics 20 (1994).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Should Employees be Subject to Fines and Imprisonment Given Existence of Corporate Liability?" 13 International Review of Law and Economics 239 (1993).

Shavell, Steven M. "The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement," 36 Journal of Law and Economics 255 (1993).

Shavell, Steven M. "Suit versus Settlement When Parties Seek Nonmonetary Judgments," 22 Journal of Legal Studies 1 (1993).

Shavell, Steven M. "An Economic Analysis of Threats and Their Illegality: Blackmail, Extortion, and Robbery," 141 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1877 (1993).

Shavell, Steven M. "A Note on Marginal Deterrence," 12 International Review of Law and Economics 345 (1992).

Shavell, Steven M. "Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk," 21 Journal of Legal Studies 259 (1992).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Enforcement Costs and the Optimal Magnitude and Probability of Fines," 35 Journal of Law and Economics 133 (1992).

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Private versus Socially Optimal Provision of Ex Ante Legal Advice," 8 Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 306 (1992).

Shavell, Steven M. "Specific versus General Enforcement of Law," 99 Journal of Political Economy 1088 (1991).

Shavell, Steven M. "Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private versus Socially Optimal Behavior," 11 International Review of Law and Economics 123 (1991).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies Among Individuals," 81 American Economic Review 618 (1991).

Shavell, Steven M. "An Economic Analysis of Altruism and Deferred Gifts," 20 Journal of Legal Studies 401 (1991).

Bebchuk, Lucian A. & Steven M. Shavell. "Information and the Scope of Liability for Breach of Contract: The Rule of Hadley v. Baxendale," 7 Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 284 (1991).
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Adams, Michael & Steven M. Shavell. "Zur Strafbarkeit des Versuchs," 137 Goltdammer's Archiv fur Stratfrecht 337 (1990).

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Legal Advice about Acts Already Committed," 10 International Review of Law and Economics 149 (1990).

Shavell, Steven M. "Deterrence and the Punishment of Attempts," 19 Journal of Legal Studies 435 (1990).

Shavell, Steven M. "Optimal Sanctions and the Incentive to Provide Evidence to Legal Tribunals," 9 International Review of Law and Economics 3 (1989).

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Legal Advice About Information to Present in Litigation: Its Effects and Social Desirability," 102 Harvard Law Review 565 (1989).

Shavell, Steven M. "A Note on the Incentive to Reveal Information," 14 Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance 66 (1989).

Shavell, Steven M. "Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation," 20 RAND Journal of Economics 183 (1989).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Legal Error, Litigation, and the Incentive to Obey the Law," 5 Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 99 (1989).

Shavell, Steven M. "Legal Advice about Contemplated Acts: The Decision to Obtain Advice, its Social Desirability, and Protection of Confidentiality," 17 Journal of Legal Studies 123 (1988).

Shavell, Steven M. "The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent," 77 American Economic Review 584 (1987).

Shavell, Steven M. "A Model of Optimal Incapacitation," 77 American Economic Review 107 (1987).
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Shavell, Steven M. "The Judgment Proof Problem," 6 International Review of Law and Economics 45 (1986).

Shavell, Steven M. "Criminal Law and the Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent," 85 Columbia Law Review 1232 (1985).

Shavell, Steven M. "Uncertainty Over Causation and the Determination of Civil Liability," 28 Journal of Law and Economics 587 (1985).

Rosenberg, David & Steven M. Shavell. "A Model in Which Suits are Brought for Their Nuisance Value," 5 International Review of Law and Economics 3 (1985).
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Shavell, Steven M. "Liability for Harm versus Regulation of Safety," 13 Journal of Legal Studies 357 (1984).

Shavell, Steven M. "The Design of Contracts and Remedies for Breach," 97 Quarterly Journal of Economics 121 (1984).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment," 24 Journal of Public Economics 89 (1984).

Shavell, Steven M. "A Model of the Optimal Use of Liability and Safety Regulation," 15 RAND Journal of Economics 271 (1984).

Shavell, Steven M. "Torts in Which Victim and Injurer Act Sequentially," 26 Journal of Law and Economics 589 (1983).

Shavell, Steven M. "The Social versus the Private Incentive to Bring Suit in a Costly Legal System," 11 Journal of Legal Studies 333 (1982).

Shavell, Steven M. "Suit, Settlement, and Trial: A Theoretical Analysis Under Alternative Methods for the Allocation of Legal Costs," 11 Journal of Legal Studies 55 (1982).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Pigouvian Taxation with Administrative Costs," 19 Journal of Public Economics 385 (1982).

Shavell, Steven M. "On Liability and Insurance," 13 Bell Journal of Economics 120 (1982).

Shavell, Steven M. "A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation?" 71 American Economic Review 414 (1981).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Contribution and Claim Reduction Among Antitrust Defendants: An Economic Analysis," 33 Stanford Law Review 447 (1981).

Shavell, Steven M. "An Analysis of Causation and the Scope of Liability in the Law of Torts," 9 Journal of Legal Studies 463 (1980).

Shavell, Steven M. "Strict Liability versus Negligence," 9 Journal of Legal Studies 1 (1980).

Shavell, Steven M. "Damage Measures for Breach of Contract," 11 Bell Journal of Economics 466 (1980).

Shavell, Steven M. & Laurence Weiss. "The Optimal Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits Over Time," 87 Journal of Political Economy 1347 (1979).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "The Optimal Tradeoff Between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines," 69 American Economic Review 880 (1979).

Shavell, Steven M. "On Moral Hazard and Insurance," 92 Quarterly Journal of Economics 541 (1979).

Shavell, Steven M. "Risk Sharing and Incentives in the Principal and Agent Relationship," 10 Bell Journal of Economics 55 (1979).

Shavell, Steven M. "Do Managers Use Their Information Efficiently?" 68 American Economic Review 935 (1978).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Amenities and Property Values in a Model of an Urban Area: A Reply," 9 Journal of Public Economics 111 (1978).

Shavell, Steven M. "Sharing Risks of Deferred Payment," 84 Journal of Political Economy 161 (1976).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "Amenities and Property Values in a Model of an Urban Area," 5 Journal of Public Economics 119 (1976).

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "The Air Pollution and Property Value Debate," 57 Review of Economics and Statistics 100 (1975).

Kohn, Meir & Steven M. Shavell. "The Theory of Search," 9 Journal of Economic Theory 93 (1974).

Axnick, Norman, Steven M. Shavell & John Witte. "Benefits Due to Immunization Against Measles," 84 Public Health Reports 673 (1969).

Working or Discussion Papers

Polinsky, A. Mitchell & Steven M. Shavell. "The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law," John M.Olin Discussion Paper Series, No. 529 (2005).
(forthcoming in Handbook of Law and Economics, Vol. 1, 2006)

Shavell, Steven M. "Liability for Accidents," John M. Olin Discussion Paper Series, No. 530 (2005).
(forthcoming in Handbook of Law and Economics, Vol. 1, 2006)

Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Human Nature and the Consequentialist Best Moral System," John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, Harvard Law School, Discussion Paper No. 349 (2002).
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Kaplow, Louis & Steven M. Shavell. "Principles of Fairness versus Human Welfare: On the Evaluation of Legal Policy," John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics and Business, Harvard Law School, Discussion Paper Series, No. 277 (2000).
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Reports or Studies

Shavell, Steven M. "Costs of the 1964-1965 Measles Epidemic", US Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare (1969).
(Proc. 6th Annual Immunization Conference)

Unpublished Manuscripts

Shavell, Steven M. Minimum Asset Requirements (2002)
(unpublished manuscript).

Steven M. Shavell

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