Contract Theory and Economics of Contract Law

Towfigh EV, Petersen N, Schmolke KU (2015)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2015

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

Edited Volumes: Economic Methods for Lawyers

ISBN: 978-1-78811-124-9

DOI: 10.4337/9781783471676.00010

Abstract

“Contract Theory and Economics of Contract Law” is a chapter of the book “Economic Methods for Lawyers”, which is edited by Emanuel V. Towfigh and Niels Petersen. This book provides an essential introduction to the economic tools, which can usefully be employed in legal reasoning. It is geared specifically towards those without a great deal of exposure to economic thinking and provides law students, legal scholars and practitioners with a practical toolbox to shape their writing, understanding and case preparation.

This chapter introduces the concepts of contract theory and applies them to various legal settings.

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APA:

Towfigh, E.V., Petersen, N., & Schmolke, K.U. (2015). Contract Theory and Economics of Contract Law. In Emanuel V Towfigh, Niels Petersen (Eds.), Economic Methods for Lawyers. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.

MLA:

Towfigh, Emanuel V., Niels Petersen, and Klaus Ulrich Schmolke. "Contract Theory and Economics of Contract Law." Economic Methods for Lawyers. Ed. Emanuel V Towfigh, Niels Petersen, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2015.

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