The Color of Law: An Economic Theory of Legal Boundaries
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Keywords
Property; torts; contracts; legal boundaries;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K10 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - General (Constitutional Law)
- K11 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Property Law
- K12 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Contract Law
- K13 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Tort Law and Product Liability; Forensic Economics
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAW-2013-07-28 (Law and Economics)
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