TY - BOOK AU - Shavell, Steven TI - Economic analysis of accident law SN - 9780674024175 U1 - 344.047 PY - 1987/// CY - Cambridge PB - Harvard University Press KW - Torts--Economic aspects KW - Torts KW - Law and economics KW - Accident law--Economic aspects N1 - Introduction -- Liability and deterrence: basic theory -- Liability of firms -- Factors bearing on the determination of negligence -- Causation and scope of liability -- The magnitiude of liability: damages -- Other topics in liability -- The allocation of risk and the theory of insurance -- Liability, risk-bearing, and insurance: basic theory -- Liability, risk-bearing, and insurance: extensions to the basic theory -- Liability and administrative costs -- Liability versus other approaches to the control of risk -- Critical comments ER -