Citation analysis for The Journal of Legal Studies / University of Chicago Press

Citation Profile [Updated: 2026-05-04 07:00:09]

5 Years H Index

Impact Factor (IF)

0.19

5 Years IF

0.24

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Raw Data

	IF	AIF	CIF	IF5	DOC	CDO	CIT	NCI	CCU	D2Y	C2Y	D5Y	C5Y	SC	%SC	CiY	II	AII
1990	0	0.1	0.17	0	36	36	259	3	6	35		35			0		0	0.05
1991	0.12	0.11	0.32	0.1	20	56	179	18	24	52	6	71	7		0	1	0.05	0.06
1992	0	0.12	0.04	0	17	73	483	3	27	56		91			0	1	0.06	0.06
1993	0.08	0.13	0.15	0.07	20	93	383	14	41	37	3	108	8		0	2	0.1	0.06
1994	0.08	0.14	0.2	0.11	35	128	521	26	67	37	3	109	12	1	3.8	1	0.03	0.07
1995	0.31	0.22	0.39	0.2	19	147	415	57	124	55	17	128	26		0	2	0.11	0.1
1996	0.22	0.24	0.34	0.16	19	166	248	54	180	54	12	111	18		0	1	0.05	0.11
1997	0.13	0.24	0.34	0.23	22	188	447	62	244	38	5	110	25		0	2	0.09	0.11
1998	0.32	0.27	0.44	0.26	31	219	693	94	340	41	13	115	30		0	5	0.16	0.13
1999	0.47	0.29	0.58	0.4	17	236	204	136	476	53	25	126	50		0	2	0.12	0.14
2000	0.38	0.35	0.53	0.36	42	278	1129	143	622	48	18	108	39		0	8	0.19	0.16
2001	0.25	0.38	0.56	0.47	34	312	430	174	798	59	15	131	61		0	3	0.09	0.17
2002	0.26	0.39	0.45	0.29	38	350	409	155	957	76	20	146	43		0	7	0.18	0.21
2003	0.32	0.43	0.65	0.42	11	361	60	233	1190	72	23	162	68	11	4.7	4	0.36	0.21
2004	0.37	0.48	0.9	0.52	16	377	176	339	1529	49	18	142	74	16	4.7	6	0.38	0.22
2005	0.52	0.51	0.93	0.6	19	396	471	367	1898	27	14	141	85	18	4.9	7	0.37	0.23
2006	0.71	0.49	0.89	0.49	18	414	306	364	2265	35	25	118	58	21	5.8	3	0.17	0.22
2007	0.92	0.44	0.85	0.56	25	439	304	368	2636	37	34	102	57	20	5.4	2	0.08	0.2
2008	0.67	0.47	0.92	0.62	29	468	547	424	3065	43	29	89	55	29	6.8	18	0.62	0.22
2009	0.85	0.46	1.01	0.93	18	486	183	486	3554	54	46	107	100	20	4.1	8	0.44	0.23
2010	0.45	0.46	1.05	0.8	16	502	154	525	4080	47	21	109	87	20	3.8	7	0.44	0.2
2011	0.62	0.5	1.04	0.98	15	517	93	536	4616	34	21	106	104	13	2.4	1	0.07	0.23
2012	0.39	0.5	0.88	0.66	15	532	201	460	5082	31	12	103	68	12	2.6	1	0.07	0.21
2013	0.33	0.54	0.98	0.72	14	546	181	536	5618	30	10	93	67	16	3	2	0.14	0.23
2014	0.59	0.53	1.05	0.68	29	575	351	605	6223	29	17	78	53	37	6.1	34	1.17	0.22
2015	0.91	0.52	1.09	0.94	34	609	214	661	6886	43	39	89	84	28	4.2	6	0.18	0.22
2016	0.92	0.5	1	0.87	24	633	124	633	7519	63	58	107	93	27	4.3	11	0.46	0.2
2017	0.52	0.51	0.86	0.79	14	647	41	558	8077	58	30	116	92		0	4	0.29	0.2
2018	0.37	0.52	0.78	0.7	24	671	55	522	8599	38	14	115	80	2	0.4	1	0.04	0.22
2019	0.21	0.53	0.74	0.54	14	685	46	508	9107	38	8	125	67		0		0	0.21
2020	0.29	0.63	0.82	0.48	12	697	45	572	9679	38	11	110	53		0		0	0.3
2021	0.38	0.73	0.64	0.48	28	725	24	463	10142	26	10	88	42	3	0.6	1	0.04	0.27
2022	0.35	0.72	0.56	0.37	16	741	10	418	10560	40	14	92	34		0		0	0.22
2023	0.23	0.67	0.6	0.45	13	754	6	455	11015	44	10	94	42		0		0	0.19
2024	0.21	0.73	0.41	0.4	14	768	0	318	11333	29	6	83	33		0		0	0.22
2025	0.19	0.96	0.29	0.24	14	782	0	225	11558	27	5	83	20		0		0	0.28

IF:	Two years Impact Factor: C2Y / D2Y
AIF:	Average Impact Factor for all series in RePEc in year y
CIF:	Cumulative impact factor
IF5:	Five years Impact Factor: C5Y / D5Y
DOC:	Number of documents published in year y
CDO:	Cumulative number of documents published until year y
CIT:	Number of citations to papers published in year y
NCI:	Number of citations in year y
CCU:	Cumulative number of citations to papers published until year y
D2Y:	Number of articles published in y-1 plus y-2
C2Y:	Cites in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
D5Y:	Number of articles published in y-1 until y-5
C5Y:	Cites in y to articles published in y-1 until y-5
SC:	selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
%SC:	Percentage of selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
CiY:	Cites in year y to documents published in year y
II:	Immediacy Index: CiY / Documents.
AII:	Average Immediacy Index for series in RePEc in year y

50 most cited documents in this series

#	Year	Title	Cited
1	2000	A Fine is a Price.. (2000). Rustichini, Aldo ; gneezy, uri. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:29:y:2000:i:1:p:1-17. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	662
2	1974	Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers. (1974). Stigler, George J. ; Becker, Gary S.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:3:y:1974:i:1:p:1-18. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	656
3	1984	The Selection of Disputes for Litigation. (1984). Klein, Benjamin ; Priest, George L.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:13:y:1984:i:1:p:1-56. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	397
4	1992	Opting Out of the Legal System: Extralegal Contractual Relations in the Diamond Industry.. (1992). Bernstein, Lisa. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:21:y:1992:i:1:p:115-57. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	248
5	1998	Expressive Law and Economics.. (1998). Cooter, Robert. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:585-608. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	176
6	2001	The Common Law and Economic Growth: Hayek Might Be Right.. (2001). Mahoney, Paul G. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:30:y:2001:i:2:p:503-25. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	173
7	2005	The Dirt on Coming Clean: Perverse Effects of Disclosing Conflicts of Interest. (2005). Loewenstein, George ; Moore, Don A. ; Cain, Daylian M.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:1-25. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	162
8	1997	Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns.. (1997). Mustard, David ; Lott, John R. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:26:y:1997:i:1:p:1-68. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	147
9	1989	An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law.. (1989). Posner, Richard ; landes, william. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:18:y:1989:i:2:p:325-63. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	134
10	2012	Do Judges Vary in Their Treatment of Race?. (2012). Mullainathan, Sendhil ; Bertrand, Marianne ; Abrams, David. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/666006. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	123
11	2008	Happiness Inequality in the United States. (2008). Wolfers, Justin ; Stevenson, Betsey. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s33-s79. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	111
12	2013	What Is Privacy Worth?. (2013). Loewenstein, George ; Acquisti, Alessandro ; John, Leslie K.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/671754. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	108
13	2009	The Laws of Lawlessness. (2009). Leeson, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:38:y:2009:i:2:p:471-503. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	96
14	1989	Causation and Incentives to Take Care under the Negligence Rule.. (1989). Kahan, Marcel. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:18:y:1989:i:2:p:427-47. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	89
15	2008	Social Distance and Self-Enforcing Exchange. (2008). Leeson, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:1:p:161-188. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	88
16		Alcohol-Control Policies and Motor-Vehicle Fatalities.. (1993). Saffer, Henry ; Grossman, Michael ; Chaloupka, Frank. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:22:y:1993:i:1:p:161-86. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	86
17	1998	Allocating Resources among Prisons and Social Programs in the Battle against Crime.. (1998). Siegelman, Peter ; Donohue, John. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:1:p:1-43. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	85
18	1993	Self-Serving Assessments of Fairness and Pretrial Bargaining.. (1993). Loewenstein, George ; Camerer, Colin. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:22:y:1993:i:1:p:135-59. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	77
19	1995	The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction.. (1995). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:2:p:379-426. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	77
20	1994	The Value of Accuracy in Adjudication: An Economic Analysis.. (1994). Kaplow, Louis. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:23:y:1994:i:1:p:307-401. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	70
21	2005	Discrimination and Nepotism: The Efficiency of the Anonymity Rule. (2005). Verboven, Frank ; gneezy, uri ; Fershtman, Chaim. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:371-396. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	70
22	1997	The Fundamental Divergence between the Private and the Social Motive to Use the Legal System.. (1997). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:26:y:1997:i:2:p:575-612. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	67
23	1994	Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income.. (1994). Shavell, Steven ; Kaplow, Louis. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:23:y:1994:i:2:p:667-81. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	67
24		An Economic Analysis of Legal Rulemaking. (1974). Posner, Richard ; Ehrlich, Isaac. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:3:y:1974:i:1:p:257-286. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	64
25	2002	The Economic Structure of Renegotiation and Dispute Resolution in the World Trade Organization.. (2002). Schwartz, Warren F ; Sykes, Alan O. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:31:y:2002:i:1:p:s179-204. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	62
26	1998	Symbols, Signals, and Social Norms in Politics and the Law.. (1998). Posner, Eric A. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:765-98. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	61
27	1988	Suing Solely to Extract a Settlement Offer.. (1988). Bebchuk, Lucian. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:17:y:1988:i:2:p:437-50. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	60
28	2006	Debiasing through Law. (2006). Sunstein, Cass ; Jolls, Christine. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:35:y:2006:p:199-242. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	60
29	1995	Some Experimental Evidence on Differences between Student and Prisoner Reactions to Monetary Penalties and Risk.. (1995). Gerety, Vernon E ; Block, Michael K. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:1:p:123-38. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	56
30	2008	Death, Happiness, and the Calculation of Compensatory Damages. (2008). Powdthavee, Nattavudh ; Oswald, Andrew. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s217-s251. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	55
31	2008	The Effect of Crime on Life Satisfaction. (2008). Cohen, Mark. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s325-s353. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	55
32	2014	Climate Impacts on Economic Growth as Drivers of Uncertainty in the Social Cost of Carbon. (2014). Matteson, Nathan J. ; Glotter, Michael J. ; Woolley, Mark D. ; Moyer, Elisabeth J. ; Weisbach, David A.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/678140. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	54
33	1995	Politics and the Judiciary: The Influence of Judicial Background on Case Outcomes.. (1995). Ashenfelter, Orley ; Schwab, Stewart J. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:2:p:257-81. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	54
34		Optimal Sanctions When Individuals Are Imperfectly Informed about the Probability of Apprehension.. (1992). Kaplow, Louis ; Bebchuk, Lucian. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:21:y:1992:i:2:p:365-70. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	52
35	1995	Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis.. (1995). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:1:p:1-28. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	51
36	1974	Single Activity Accidents. (1974). Diamond, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:3:y:1974:i:1:p:107-164. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	51
37	1998	Do Right-to-Carry Laws Deter Violent Crime?. (1998). Black, Dan. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:1:p:209-19. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	51
38	1999	The Effect of Judicial Institutions on Uncertainty and the Rate of Litigation: The Election versus Appointment of State Judges.. (1999). Hanssen, F. Andrew. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:28:y:1999:i:1:p:205-32. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	50
39	2015	Salience Theory of Judicial Decisions. (2015). Shleifer, Andrei ; Gennaioli, Nicola ; Bordalo, Pedro. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/676007. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	50
40	2006	The Unreluctant Litigant? An Empirical Analysis of Japanâs Turn to Litigation. (2006). Hoetker, Glenn ; Ginsburg, Tom. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:35:y:2006:p:31-59. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	49
41	2007	An Empirical Study of the Impact of Tort Reforms on Medical Malpractice Settlement Payments. (2007). Avraham, Ronen. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:36:y:2007:i:s2:p:s183-s229. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	48
42	2007	A Unilateral Accident Model under Ambiguity. (2007). Teitelbaum, Joshua. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:36:y:2007:p:431-477. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	48
43	2005	Enforcement, Private Political Pressure, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization Escape Clause. (2005). Staiger, Robert ; Bagwell, Kyle. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:471-513. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	46
44	2000	The Discipline of Cost-Benefit Analysis.. (2000). Sen, Amartya ; Krishnamoorthy, Prakash. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:29:y:2000:i:2:p:931-52. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	45
45	1998	Law and Economics Discovers Social Norms.. (1998). Ellickson, Robert C. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:537-52. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	44
46	1990	Why Do Universities Have Endowments?. (1990). Hansmann, Henry. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:19:y:1990:i:1:p:3-42. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	44
47	2005	Racial and Sex Disparities in Prison Sentences: The Effect of District-Level Judicial Demographics. (2005). Schanzenbach, Max. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:57-92. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	44
48	1998	Social Meaning and the Economic Analysis of Crime.. (1998). Kahan, Dan M. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:609-22. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	43
49	2004	The Economic Ascent of the Middle Eastâs Religious Minorities: The Role of Islamic Legal Pluralism. (2004). Kuran, Timur. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:33:y:2004:p:475-515. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	43
50	1992	Liability and the Incentive to Obtain Information about Risk.. (1992). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:21:y:1992:i:2:p:259-70. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	42

50 most relevant documents in this series (papers most cited in the last two years)

#	Year	Title	Cited
1	1974	Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers. (1974). Stigler, George J. ; Becker, Gary S.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:3:y:1974:i:1:p:1-18. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	22
2	2013	What Is Privacy Worth?. (2013). Loewenstein, George ; Acquisti, Alessandro ; John, Leslie K.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/671754. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	22
3	2012	Do Judges Vary in Their Treatment of Race?. (2012). Mullainathan, Sendhil ; Bertrand, Marianne ; Abrams, David. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/666006. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
4	2020	On the Redesign of Accident Liability for the World of Autonomous Vehicles. (2020). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/711027. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	12
5	2008	Happiness Inequality in the United States. (2008). Wolfers, Justin ; Stevenson, Betsey. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s33-s79. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	10
6	1998	Expressive Law and Economics.. (1998). Cooter, Robert. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:585-608. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	10
7	1984	The Selection of Disputes for Litigation. (1984). Klein, Benjamin ; Priest, George L.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:13:y:1984:i:1:p:1-56. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	9
8	2016	The Heavy Costs of High Bail: Evidence from Judge Randomization. (2016). Gupta, Arpit ; Arpit, Christopher Hansman . In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/688907. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
9	2008	Social Distance and Self-Enforcing Exchange. (2008). Leeson, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:1:p:161-188. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
10	1992	Opting Out of the Legal System: Extralegal Contractual Relations in the Diamond Industry.. (1992). Bernstein, Lisa. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:21:y:1992:i:1:p:115-57. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
11	2001	The Common Law and Economic Growth: Hayek Might Be Right.. (2001). Mahoney, Paul G. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:30:y:2001:i:2:p:503-25. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
12	1989	An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law.. (1989). Posner, Richard ; landes, william. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:18:y:1989:i:2:p:325-63. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
13	2005	Discrimination and Nepotism: The Efficiency of the Anonymity Rule. (2005). Verboven, Frank ; gneezy, uri ; Fershtman, Chaim. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:34:y:2005:p:371-396. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
14	2014	Climate Impacts on Economic Growth as Drivers of Uncertainty in the Social Cost of Carbon. (2014). Matteson, Nathan J. ; Glotter, Michael J. ; Woolley, Mark D. ; Moyer, Elisabeth J. ; Weisbach, David A.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/678140. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
15	2008	The Effect of Crime on Life Satisfaction. (2008). Cohen, Mark. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:37:y:2008:i:s2:p:s325-s353. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
16	2015	Salience Theory of Judicial Decisions. (2015). Shleifer, Andrei ; Gennaioli, Nicola ; Bordalo, Pedro. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/676007. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
17	2014	Does Anyone Read the Fine Print? Consumer Attention to Standard-Form Contracts. (2014). Bakos, Yannis ; Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia ; Trossen, David R.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/674424. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
18	2006	The Effect of Judicial Independence on Courts: Evidence from the American States. (2006). Clay, Karen ; Berkowitz, Daniel. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:35:y:2006:p:399-440. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
19	2009	The Laws of Lawlessness. (2009). Leeson, Peter. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:38:y:2009:i:2:p:471-503. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
20	2011	International Trade, National Treatment, and Domestic Regulation. (2011). Staiger, Robert ; Sykes, Alan O.. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:doi:10.1086/658402. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
21	1995	Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis.. (1995). Shavell, Steven. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:24:y:1995:i:1:p:1-28. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
22	2000	A Fine is a Price.. (2000). Rustichini, Aldo ; gneezy, uri. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:29:y:2000:i:1:p:1-17. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
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25	1994	Why the Legal System Is Less Efficient Than the Income Tax in Redistributing Income.. (1994). Shavell, Steven ; Kaplow, Louis. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:23:y:1994:i:2:p:667-81. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
26	1990	Government as Definer of Property Rights: Indian Lands, Ethnic Externalities, and Bureaucratic Budgets.. (1990). McChesney, Fred S. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:19:y:1990:i:2:p:297-335. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
27	1998	Symbols, Signals, and Social Norms in Politics and the Law.. (1998). Posner, Eric A. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:27:y:1998:i:2:p:765-98. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
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32	2000	The Discipline of Cost-Benefit Analysis.. (2000). Sen, Amartya ; Krishnamoorthy, Prakash. In: The Journal of Legal Studies. RePEc:ucp:jlstud:v:29:y:2000:i:2:p:931-52. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
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