This article has been significantly revised. Please refer to the revised version, titled “Allocating Regulatory Resources”, which is available on SSRN at: 'http://ssrn.com/abstract=2304434' http://ssrn.com/abstract=2304434.This article incorporates the concept of legal placebo effects into...

In criminal cases judges evaluate and combine probabilistic evidence to reach verdicts. Unavoidably, errors are made, resulting in unwarranted conviction or acquittal of defendants. This paper addresses the questions (1) whether hearing cases by teams of three persons leads to less error than...

Die Ökonomische Analyse des Rechts umweht in Deutschland immer noch der Hauch des Exotischen. In diesem Beitrag soll begründet werden, warum das ökonomische Entscheidungsmodell ganz hervorragend dazu geeignet ist, die Verhaltensfolgen von Gesetzen zu prognostizieren. Deshalb kann die ÖAR...

Der Beitrag befaßt sich mit der Frage, inwieweit dem Strafrecht ein Eigengewicht im staatlichen Sanktionensystem zukommt. Im Kern geht es dabei um die wechselseitige Beziehung zwischen Strafrecht und Zivilrecht, die paradigmatisch durch die Stichworte "Strafe und Schadenersatz" oder...

As suggested by empirical evidence, law enforcement in one market often results in adverse effects in others. Current theoretical models are ill-suited to investigate this, because while we already know much about the optimal law enforcement for a single market or multiple but independent...

After a cursory glance at the impact of game theoretic analyses on the law, I proceed to an elementary analysis of the plea bargaining process with the tools of game theory. The paper was written in the light of the introduction of plea bargaining in India by an amendment to the Code of Criminal...

The book covers many subjects related to the economic analysis of basic law. It has twenty-nine chapters in seven parts or sections, a comprehensive list of references and two indexes (authors and subjects). Particular attention is devoted to the positive analysis of law, although the normative...

Actors, whether guilty or innocent, may invest in costly measures to reduce their likelihood of being audited. The value of these investments are increasing in the probability with which they expect to be found guilty conditional on being audited. Because strengthening the standard of proof...

Benami Transactions are dealings in which consideration for the property is provided by one person and the said property is held in the name of another person i.e. Benamidar. However, there is no intention on part of the real owner (the person who provided the consideration) to transfer any kind...

A defendant who admits to having committed an offense may nevertheless be acquitted if he can provide a legally cognizable justification or excuse for his actions by raising an affirmative defense. This article explains how affirmative defenses generate social benefits in the form of avoided...