Abstract This paper reports the distribution of doctoral degrees in economics and in other fields among faculty at the 26 highest-ranked law schools. Almost one-third of professors at the top 13 law schools have a Ph.D. degree, with 9% having a Ph.D. in economics. Law school rank is highly...

This paper reports the distribution of doctoral degrees in economics and in other fields among faculty at the 26 highest ranked law schools. Almost one-third of professors at the top 13 law schools have a Ph.D. degree, with nine percent having a Ph.D. in economics. Law school rank is highly...

The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement resolved the unprecedented litigation in which the states sought to recoup the cigarette-related Medicaid costs. The litigation was settled through a combination of negotiated regulatory requirements and financial payments of about $250 billion over 25 years....

Calabresi's theory of tort liability (1961) as a risk distribution mechanism established insurance as an objective of tort liability. Calabresi's risk-spreading concept of tort has provided the impetus for much of the subsequent development of tort liability doctrine, including risk-utility...

This article analyzes tort liability litigation costs using the Texas Department of Insurance Commercial Liability Insurance Closed Claim database for the years 1988ndash;2004. Insurer costs to defend claims in which a suit was filed average $35,000 per claim in 2004$, which corresponds to a...

This article examines age variations in support for environmental protection policies that affect climate change using a sample of over 14,000 respondents to a 1999 Eurobarometer survey. There is a steady decline with age in whether respondents are willing to incur higher gasoline prices to...

This article estimates the mortality cost of smoking based on the first labor market estimates of the value of statistical life by smoking status. Using these values in conjunction with the increase in the mortality risk over the life cycle due to smoking, the value of statistical life by age...