Posnerian Jurisprudence and Economic Analysis of Law: The View from the Bench

Date

1985

Citation

George M. Cohen, Posnerian Jurisprudence and Economic Analysis of Law: The View from the Bench, 133 University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1117–1166 (1985).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

George M. Cohen

Public Policy and Regulation

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

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