Designed specifically for economics students, The Economic Approach to Law, 2nd Edition, provides an introductory
treatment of law and economics, revealing how economic principles explain the structure of the law, and how they
can help make the law more efficient. To that end, the author focuses on unifying themes in the field�rather than
exhaustively covering legal topics�and thus provides a more analytical treatment of the subject.
The second edition includes current research into the economics of common law areas, such as torts, contracts,
and property law. The revised text also offers a new chapter that explores how economics can be applied to anti-trust
law, as well as added material on intellectual property. This edition features an expanded suite of exercises and
problems at the end of each chapter to encourage students to "do" law and economics.
A companion web site offers a full suite of resources for students and professors. Key pedagogical features include
cases; discussion points that provide additional analysis of topics in the book; graduate notes, which deepen the
text for more advanced readers; and relevant Web links. Professors have access to sample syllabi for undergraduate
and graduate courses and to an instructor's manual providing suggested answers to all of the end-of-chapter questions/problems
in the book.