Steven Shavell
Steven Shavell is an economist who is currently Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard Law School. Shavell is the founder and director of the School’s John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business.Biography
Steven Shavell graduated from the University of Michigan in 1968. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT in 1973. Shavell is working on the economic analysis of law, including topics such as contracts, torts, property, criminal law, and legal process. He was a Guggenheim Fellow.Selected publications
- Shavell, S., 1979. . Bell Journal of Economics, 10, pp. 55-73.
- Shavell, S., 1980.. Journal of Legal Studies, 9, pp. 1-25.
- Shavell, S., 1984.. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 99, pp. 121-148.
- Shavell, S., 1984. . Rand Journal of Economics, 15, pp. 271-280.
- Shavell, S., 1987. . American Economic Review, 77, pp. 107-110.
- Shavell, S., 1987. Economic Analysis of Accident Law. Harvard University Press.
- Shavell, S., 1991.. Journal of Political Economy, 99, pp. 1088-1108.
- Polinsky, A.M. and Shavell, S., 2000. . Journal of Economic Literature, 38, pp. 45-76.
- Kaplow, L. and Shavell, S., 2002. Economic analysis of law. In Handbook of Public Economics. Elsevier.
- Kaplow, L. and Shavell, S., 2007.. Journal of Political Economy, 115, pp. 494-514.
