Law Library Research Guide:
Law & Economics
Reference Sources:
Treatises:
Some examples follow, for a complete list search the GMU Library Catalog. Note: The main classification number for law and economics is: K487.E3
- Chicago Lectures in Law and Economics, by Eric Posner. K487.E3 C45 2000.
- Commercial Policy of England Toward the American Colonies, by George Lewis Beer. Available along with other historical treatises through The Making of Modern Law.
- Comparative Law and Economics, edited by Gerrit de Geest and Roger van den Bergh. K487.E3 C6673 2004.
- Economic Analysis of Law, by Richard A. Posner. K487.E3 P67 2007.
- Economic Efficiency in Law and Economics, by Richard O. Zerbe. K487.E3Z47 2001
- Economics for Lawyers, by Richard A. Ippolito. K487.E3 I67 2005.
- Law and Economic Development, edited by Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Angara V. Raja. K487.E3 L372 2006.
- Law and Economics, by Robert Cooter. K487.E3 C665 2004.
- Law and Economics in a Nutshell, by Jeffrey L. Harrison. K487.E3 H37 2007.
- The Legal-Economic Nexus, by Warren J. Samuels. K487.E3 S36 2007.
- The Origins of Law and Economics: Essays By the Founding Fathers, edited by Francesco Parisi and Charles K. Rowley. K487.E3 O75 2005.
- Research In Law and Economics, by Richard O. Zerbe. K487.E3 R46. Published Annually.
Journals:
Selection of journals follow, many others available through Blackwell Journals, Cambridge Journals Online, HeinOnline, Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, JStor, Oxford Journals Online, and through the GMU Library Catalog
- American Economic Review, v.53, (1963-present) Shelved in bound periodicals 3rd floor also 1911-2005 and many other economic journals available on JStor.
- American Law and Economic Review. Shelved in bound journals, 3rd floor and available through Oxford Journals.
- Antitrust Law and Economics Review. v.1 (1967 - present) Shelved in bound journals, 3rd floor.
- BNA Journals E-Commerce Law Daily, Money & Politics Report, WTO Reporter.
- Economics and Philosophy, 2000 - present Cambridge Journals Online.
- Asian Economic Journal, Economics & Politics, Journal of Law and Society and other journals available through Blackwell Journal.
- European Journal of Law and Economics, v. 1 (1994 - present) Shelved in bound journals, 3rd floor. Also available through SpringerLink.
- International Review of Law & Economics. v.1 (1981 - present) Shelved in bound journals, 3rd floor. Also available on ScienceDirect.
- Journal of Economic Studies. Available through Emerald Intelligence.
- Journal of International Economic Law. v.1 (1998 - present) Shelved in bound journals 3rd floor and through HeinOnline.
- Journal of Law and Economics, v. 1 (1958 - present) Shelved in bound journals, 3rd floor. Also available on microfiche, 1st floor and through University of Chicago Press Journals.
- Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, v. 1 (1985 - present) Shelved in bound journals 3rd floor. Also available HeinOnline, JStor and Oxford Journals
- Journal of Law, Economics and Policy, v. 1 (2005 - present) Shelved in bound journals 3rd floor. Also available on HeinOnline.
- Journal of Legal Economics. v.1 (1991-present. Shelved in bound journals, 3rd floor.
- Journal of Legal Studies, v. 1(1972) - present. Shelved in bound journals, 3rd floor and through HeinOnline.
- Supreme Court Economic Review. v.1(1982 - present) Shelved in bound journals 3rd floor and through HeinOnline.
Research Databases:
- BNA Libraries databases cover a wide range of legal topics.
- EconLit, Abstracts, 1969-present. Indexes and abstracts 750 journals as well as working papers, dissertations and books. Produced by the American Economic Association . Restricted access: off-campus use requires the entry of the GMU email login ID and password.
- Economics Databases from the GMU Libraries.
- Encyclopedia of Law & Economics: a "reference work that attempts to survey the whole law and economics literature in nearly 5,000 pages. Most entries contain two elements: a review of the literature, written by an authority in the field, and a quasi complete bibliography." There is also a European version.
- Factiva delivers articles from more than 4,000 Reuters and Dow Jones journalist worldwide.
- GMU Libraries Catalog includes holding in the Law Library.
- HeinOnline is a constantly growing collection of legal periodicals that currently includes more than 1,000+ full-text journals. Restricted access: off-campus use requires the entry of the GMU email login ID and password.
- Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, 1908-present, updated monthly, 1025+ periodicals covered. Restricted access: off-campus use requires the entry of the GMU email login ID and password.
- The Journals of Legal Scholarship (Berkeley Electronic Press) publish academic analyses of law and law-related subjects including law & ecoomics, legal history, and jurisprudence. Restricted access: off-campus use requires the entry of the GMU email login ID and password.
- JSTOR, coverage varies. The complete text (full backruns) of core scholarly journals in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies and Sociology. Restricted access: off-campus use requires the entry of the GMU email login ID and password.
- Making of Modern Law Provides digital images on every page of 22,000 legal treatises on US and British law published from 1800 through 1926.
- ScienceDirect (Elsevier). Provides online access to over 2000+ journals published by Elsevier and its partners. Journals are available for most disciplines, including science, economics and the social sciences. Restricted access: off-campus use requires the entry of the GMU email login ID and password.
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