Details Author(s): A. Mitchell PolinskySteven Shavell Publish Date: 2000 Publication Title: Encyclopedia of Law and Economics Publisher: Edward Elgar Place of Publication: Northampton Editor(s): Boudewijn Bouckaert, Gerrit De Geest Format: Book, Section Volume 2 Page(s) 764-781 Citation(s): A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell, Punitive Damages, in Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume II, Civil Law and Economics, Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest. Northampton: Edward Elgar, 2000.