In a message dated 99-11-23 19:04:39 EST, rhanson@gmu.edu (Robin Hanson) wrote:
> "Law and Economics" is an academic field where people use economic tools
I was thrilled when I heard that Judge Posner was to be the Microsoft mediator. My torts professor stuck his neck out a billion years ago when he used Posner's then-new case book as our basic text in my first-year torts class. This experience went a long way to preparing me to understand and accept David Friedman's work . . .
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