Trends in Comparative Law and Economics

“Comparative Law and economics have matured significantly since Mattei’s path-breaking book on the subject 25 years ago. This book, by one of its foremost experts, makes that experience accessible.” – Ralf Michaels, Director, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Chair in Global Law, Queen Mary University, UK.

“Comparative Law and Economics has grown in importance in recent decades. It is therefore valuable that this new book by Nuno Garoupa, a key expert in this field, fills a gap in the literature as it discusses its main concepts and principles in a clear and concise manner.” – Mathias Siems, Professor of Private Law and Market Regulation, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.

“Similarity and difference are the touchstones for Nuno Garoupa’s readable summary of law and economics across borders. Avoiding simplistic comparisons of the common law and the civil law, he covers the essential basic topics and extends his review to include courts and the legal profession.” – Susan Rose-Ackerman, Henry R. Luce Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science and Professorial Lecturer in Law, Yale University, USA.

"Law and economics is a rich and diverse approach to issues of institutional design and public policy, increasingly applied in comparative law debates. This volume is a perfect introduction to the field, while also presenting the state-of-the-art for advanced readers.” - Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago, USA.

"This book, written by one of the leading scholars of comparative law and economics, affords a masterful and contemporary overview of the field." - Professor Francesca Bignami, George Washington University, USA.