The purpose of this note is to stress that Posner’s conception of law and of the role of judges in a legal system might be problematic for an Austrian approach to law and economics, despite the praxeological dimension of his analysis. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

The article examines the issue of free speech in a law and economics perspective. The property rights approach is contrasted with the common law and constitutional standpoints. Consequentialist and market efficiency may not provide adequate criteria for judging limitations to freedom of speech....

The article examines the issue of free speech in a law and economics perspective. The property rights approach is contrasted with the common law and constitutional standpoints. Consequentialist and market efficiency may not provide adequate criteria for judging limitations to freedom of speech....

pt. 1. From old to new law and economics -- pt. 2. Towards an economic analysis of law -- pt. 3. The economics of the emergence and establishment of norms and customs -- pt. 4. The economics of legal systems -- pt. 5. The economics of judicial decision making -- pt. 6. Efficiency of the common...