Economic analysis of tort law: Austrian and kantian perspectives

Law and Economics: Alternative Economic Approaches to Legal and Regulatory Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 374-392

  Stringham, Edward ^a   White, Mark D ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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