The Research Handbook on the Economics of Family Law gives us a series of original essays by distinguished scholars in economics, law or both. The essays represent a variety of approaches to the field. Many contain extensive surveys of the literature with respect to the particular question they...

Economics is a matter of choice and growth, of interaction and exchange among individuals. Because property rights define the rules of these interactions and the objects of exchange, it is vital to fully understand the institutions and implications of the various property-rights regimes. With...

Given that an interest-rate reduction appears to give something to consumers that is worth no more, and often less, to them than it costs the manufacturer, why do automobile manufacturers offer interest-rate discounts on automobile loans as an alternative to cash rebates? The answer to this...

<DIV><DIV><I>Supreme Court Economic Review</I> is an interdisciplinary journal that seeks to provide a forum for scholarship in law and economics, public choice, and constitutional political economy. Its approach is broad ranging and contributions employ explicit or implicit economic reasoning for the analysis...</i></div></div>

<DIV><DIV><I>Supreme Court Economic Review </I>is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed series focusing on the economic consequences, precedents, and reasoning behind  United States Supreme Court decisions. Recent books have covered the evolution of patent law at the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court levels,...</i></div></div>

Given its economic importance, insurance is a field that has been underserved as an area of academic study. This detailed book provides much needed coverage of insurance law and regulation in its international context.

Mortgage-backed securities in the United States are generally traded on a “to-be-announced,” or TBA, basis. The key feature of a TBA trade is that the identity of the securities to be delivered to the buyer is not specified exactly at the time of the trade, facilitating a liquid forward...

We explore the capital structure and governance of a mortgage-insuring securitization utility operating with government reinsurance for systemic or “tail” risk. The structure we propose for the replacement of the GSEs focuses on aligning incentives for appropriate pricing and transfer of...