Sharing a damage that has been caused jointly by several individuals - called tortfeasors - is a difficult problem that courts often face. Even if there are basic principles and rules to apportion damages among them, legal scholars are still looking for a systematic apportionment method. We...

Sharing damage that has been caused jointly by several tortfeasors is analyzed from a normative point of view. We show how damage can be apportioned on two distinct bases: causation and degree of misconduct. Our analysis uses the concept of potential damage on the basis of which we define a...

Law and economics is nowadays one of the main fields in economic theory. However, the key aspect of contemporary law and economics is its methodological and theoretical pluralism. The article focuses on this feature and tries to explain the deep reasons of this pluralism. First of all, we show...

This article examines French competition law through behavioural economics. It first claims that no legal rules forbid the use of heuristics and cognitive bias. Then, it argues that the French competition authority already implicitly uses these inputs. Finally, it examines the possible renewal...

Behavioral approach is nowadays one most prominent field within law and economics literature. Applying bias and heuristics to the law draws new insights and mechanisms on the role and functions of law in society. By studying Sunstein?s works on this topic, we argue that two different normative...

En économie, les constitutions sont le plus souvent présentées comme des outils essentiels de la cohérence des choix politiques dans le temps. Limiter le pouvoir souverain par des règles constitutionnelles permet de lutter contre l’incohérence temporelle du corps politique. L’objet de...

La capacité des expériences en laboratoire à inspirer l'élaboration et l'évaluation des politiques publiques a été reconnue très tôt dans l'histoire de son développement (Roth, 1988). Ce n'est que très récemment, pourtant, que cette question a émergé avec force dans...