Cost and Choice has had a limited impact on the treatment of welfare economics within Law & Economics. I then elaborate on … of the rule of law. This paper also discusses some implications for Law & Economics analysis moving forward …

In one of the greatest extensions of property rights in human history, common law countries began giving rights to … married women in the 1850s. Before this "women's liberation," the doctrine of coverture strongly incentivized parents of … coverture's demise across US states to show that women's rights led to shifts in household portfolios; a positive shock to the …

If women make different economic decisions than men on average, then an increase in women's influence in the political … enfranchisement on fiscal policy outcomes. We present a simple median voter model and show that if women have different economic …

be explained by perceived gender discrimination. Thanks to unique individual level data, we track women's willingness and …, preventing women from actually moving abroad. …

of men to women in marriage markets - on individual consumption of married men and women, and indicate some of the ways … benefits women and used the positive association between brideprice and polygyny as evidence. Relying on D&S models of marriage … polygyny may be harmful to women. Furthermore, the positive association between brideprice and polygyny does not necessarily …

Women are underrepresented in economics. This underrepresentation concerns undergraduates, postgraduates, and tenured … fragmented empirical literature on women's underrepresentation in economics. The model is based on Akerlof's and Kranton's (2002 …) model of identity. The question of whether women's underrepresentation may be suboptimal and a cause for concern is also …

Women may face systematically greater benefits than men from adopting certain technologies. Yet women often hold lower … preferred by men) in an area with high HIV prevalence. We observe an increase in the likelihood that women have sex and find … strongest adoption of female condoms among women with lower bargaining power, who were previously having unprotected sex …