Steven Shavell

22.8k citations
190 papers · 10.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

    • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
    • Legal and Constitutional Studies
    • Insurance and Financial Risk Management
  • Law top 0.01%
    • Legal principles and applications

Papers in

    • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems 130
    • Legal and Constitutional Studies 62
    • Insurance and Financial Risk Management 9
  • Law 53
    • Legal principles and applications 39

Steven Shavell

178 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law 2000 · 707 citations
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Peers

Steven Shavell
Comparison fields: 5 of 141
  • Economics and Econometrics 8.1k
  • Law 2.1k
  • General Decision Sciences 346
  • Safety Research 1.2k
  • Strategy and Management 1.9k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Steven Shavell, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1
Employment Discrimination Class Action
20170
2
Liability for Trademark Infringement
20171
3
Should BP Be Liable for Economic Losses Due to the Moratorium on Oil Drilling Imposed After the "Deepwater Horizon" Accident?
20111
4
A Skeptical Attitude About Product Liability is Justified: A Reply to Professors Goldberg and Zipursky
20104
5
The Uneasy Case for Product Liability
200947
6 2009195
7
On the proper magnitude of punitive damages: Mathias v. Accor Economy Lodging, Inc.
20072
8
Moral Rules, the Moral Sentiments, and Behavior: Toward a Theory of an Optimal Moral System
20075
9
Handbook of Law and Economics Volume 2
20074
10
Specific Performance versus Damages for Breach of Contract: An Economic Analysis
20069
11
Economics and Liability for Accidents
20053
12
The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law
200517
13 2004312
14
The Level of Litigation: Private Versus Social Optimality
19967
15
Any Frequency of Plaintiff Victory at Trial is Possible
19958
16
Riesgo compartido e incentivos en la relación principal-agente
19871
17
The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent
198776
18
A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation?
198129
19
The Optimal Tradeoff Between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines
1979118
20
Do Managers Use Their Information Efficiently
19782

About Steven Shavell

Steven Shavell is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Law, General Decision Sciences, Pharmacy and Safety Research, having authored 190 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (130 papers), Legal and Constitutional Studies (62 papers), Legal principles and applications (39 papers), Regulation and Compliance Studies (20 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (13 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (11 papers), Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (9 papers) and Insurance and Financial Risk Management (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Economics and Econometrics (8.1k citations), Law (2.1k citations), General Decision Sciences (346 citations), Safety Research (1.2k citations) and Strategy and Management (1.9k citations). Steven Shavell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Belgium and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Maria Polinsky, Louis Kaplow, Roger Bowles, Meir Kohn, Tanguy van Ypersele, David Rosenberg, John Witte, Norman W. Axnick, Jules L. Coleman and Lucian A. Bebchuk. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Legal Studies, International Review of Law and Economics, American Law and Economics Review, The Journal of Law and Economics and American Economic Review.

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