Public Law and Economics

Robert Cooter is the Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a pioneer in the field of law and economics and has received various awards and fellowships, including the Ronald H. Coase Medal and the Humboldt Research Prize. He was a founding director of the American Law and Economics Association and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Michael Gilbert is the Vice Dean and Martha Lubin Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, where he teaches classes on election law, legislation, and law and economics. His research applies economic theory to topics in public law, including elections, entrenchment, corruption, and constitutional rights. He is the inaugural director of UVA's Center for Public Law and Political Economy.

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Public Law and Economics
Chapter 2. Theory of Bargaining
Chapter 3. Bargaining Applications
Chapter 4. Theory of Voting
Chapter 5. Voting Applications
Chapter 6. Theory of Entrenchment
Chapter 7. Entrenchment Applications
Chapter 8. Theory of Delegation
Chapter 9. Delegation Applications
Chapter 10. Theory of Adjudication
Chapter 11. Adjudication Applications
Chapter 12. Theory of Enforcement
Chapter 13. Enforcement Applications