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Stand Your Ground Laws, Homicides, and Injuries
McCellan, Chandler B - 2012
The controversies surrounding gun control policies have recently moved to the forefront of public's attention in the United States and elsewhere. Since 2005, eighteen states in the United States have passed laws extending the right to self-defense with no duty to retreat to any place a person...
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Does Strengthening Self-Defense Law Deter Crime or Escalate Violence? Evidence from Castle Doctrine
Cheng, Cheng - 2012
From 2000 to 2010, more than 20 states passed laws that make it easier to use lethal force in self-defense. Elements of these laws include removing the duty to retreat in places outside of one's home, adding a presumption of reasonable belief of imminent harm, and removing civil liability for...
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The Evolution of a Legal Rule
Niblett, Anthony - 2008
The efficiency of common law rules is central to achieving efficient resource allocation in a market economy. While many theories suggest reasons why judge-made law should tend toward efficient rules, the question whether the common law actually does converge in commercial areas has remained...
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Empirical Study of the Civil Justice System
Kessler, Daniel P.; Rubinfeld, Daniel L. - 2021
In this essay, we discuss empirical research on the economic effects of the civil justice system. We discuss research on the effects of three substantive bodies of law- contracts, torts, and property- and research on the effects of the litigation process. We begin with a review of studies of...
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The Private Enforcement of Law
Landes, William M.; Posner, Richard A. - 2021
An important question in the economic study of enforcement is the appropriate, and the actual, division of responsibilities between public and private enforcers. This question has been brought into sharp focus recently by an article in which Gary Becker and George Stigler advocate the...
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Forsaking All Others? The Effects of "Gay Marriage" on Risky Sex
Dee, Thomas S. - 2021
One of the conjectured benefits of establishing the legal recognition of samesex partnerships is that it would promote a culture of responsibility and commitment among homosexuals. A specific implication of this claim is that "gay marriage" will reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted...
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When Fast Growing Economies Slow Down : International Evidence and Implications for China
Eichengreen, Barry - 2011
, a level that China should achieve by or soon after 2015. Among our more provocative findings is that growth slowdowns …
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The Promise of Beijing : Evaluating the Impact of the 2008 Olympic Games on Air Quality
Chen, Yuyu - 2011
To prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games, China adopted a number of radical measures to improve air quality. Using …
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Firm Exports and Multinational Activity Under Credit Constraints
Manova, Kalina - 2011
sectoral pattern of multinational activity. Using detailed customs data from China, we show that foreign affiliates and joint …
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Monetary and Fiscal Stimuli, Ownership Structure, and China's Housing Market
Deng, Yongheng - 2011
, China's stimulus boosted real GDP growth from an annualized 6.2% in the first quarter of 2009 trough to 11.9% in the first … speed and efficacy of China's stimulus derives from state control over its banking system and corporate sector. Beijing …, fueling a real estate bubble; and that China's seemingly highly effective macroeconomic stimulus package may well have induced …
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