TY - JOUR AU - Kaplow,Louis AU - Shavell,Steven TI - Economic Analysis of Law JF - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series VL - No. 6960 PY - 1999 Y2 - February 1999 UR - http://www.nber.org/papers/w6960 L1 - http://www.nber.org/papers/w6960.pdf N1 - Author contact info: Louis Kaplow Harvard University Hauser 322 Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617/495-4101 Fax: 617/496-4880 E-Mail: meskridge@law.harvard.edu Steven Shavell Harvard Law School 1575 Massachusetts Avenue Hauser Hall 508 Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617/495-3668 Fax: 617/496-2256 E-Mail: shavell@law.harvard.edu AB - This is a survey of the field of economic analysis of law, focusing on the work of economists. The survey covers the three central areas of civil law liability for accidents (tort law), property law, and contracts as well as the litigation process and public enforcement of law. ER -