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The purpose of this entry is not to identify the central claims upon which rests an “economic analysis of law.” That goes far beyond what could be done. Our goal is to characterize methodologically an economic analysis of law and, as a consequence, to establish and explain the distinction that exists between an “economic analysis of law” and “law and economics.”
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Marciano, A. (2019). Economic Analysis of Law. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_598
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