A. Mitchell Polinsky
Josephine Scott Crocker Professor of Law and Economics

Publications & Cases

Recent Publications

A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Public Enforcement of Law, Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume V, The Economics of Crime and Litigation, edited by Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest. Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar, 2000. p.307-344.
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law, 38 Journal of Economic Literature 45-77 (March 2000)
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement, Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 288 and Stanford Law & Economics Olin Research Paper No.171 (April 2000). [Forthcoming in Journal of Public Economics.] Available for the SSRN Electronic Paper Collection: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=196529
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Punitive Damages, Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume II, Civil Law and Economics, edited by Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest. Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar, 2000. p.764-781.
A. Mitchell Polinsky, The Fairness of Sanctions: Some Implications for Optimal Enforcement Policy, 2 American Law and Economics Review 223-237 (2000)
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, On the Disutility and Discounting of Imprisionment and the Theory of Deterrence, 28 Journal of Legal Studies 1-16 (1999).
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Corruption and Optimal Law Enforcement, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 171 (1999).
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines, in Foundations of the Economic Approach to Law. Avery Wiener Katz, ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998. p.222-226.
A. Mitchell Polinsky, Lessons from the Theory of Enforcement, in Foundations of the Economic Approach to Law. Avery Wiener Katz, ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998. p. 139-143.
A. Mitchell Polinsky, Punitive Damages, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law. Peter Newman, ed. New York: Stockton Press, 1998. p.192-198.
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, The Fairness of Sanctions: Some Implications for Optimal Enforcement Policy, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 167 (1998). 18 pages.
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Does the English Rule Discourage Low-Probability-of-Prevailing Plaintiffs, 27 Journal of Legal Studies 141-57 (1998).
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, On Offense History and the Theory of Deterrence, 18 International Review of Law and Economics 305-24(1998).
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 159 (1998). 54 pages.
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis, 111 Harvard Law Review 869-962 (1998).
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 143 (1997).
A. Mitchell Polinsky, Are Punitive Damages Really Insignificant, Predictable, and Rational? A Comment on Eisenberg et al., John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 141 (1997).
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Public Enforcement of Law, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 152 (1997).
A. Mitchell Polinsky, Are Punitive Damages Really Insignificant, Predictable, and Rational? A Comment on Eisenberg et al., 26 Journal of Legal Studies 663-77 (1997).
A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Punitive Damages, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 150 (1997).