The rise of the field of law and economics has been extremely rapid over the last 25 years. Among important developments of the 1990s has been the founding of the American Law and Economics Association. The creation and rapid expansion of the ALEA and the creation of parallel associations in Europe, Latin America, and Canada attest to the growing acceptance of the economic perspective on law by judges, practitioners, and policy-makers.

The Review is a refereed journal, published twice a year. It maintains the highest scholarly standards, and at the same time endeavours to publish international work that is accessible to the full range of membership in the ALEA, which includes practising lawyers, consulting economics and academic lawyers, and academic economists from around the world. The Review differs from other journals in the field in that it features book reviews and review essays. It also differs from other scholarly economic journals in particular, in that the Editors endeavour to make the material more easily accessible to non-academics.

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Volume 15, Issue 1, 1 March 2013

Citation: Am Law Econ Rev (2013) 15 (1): 1

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Articles

Understanding the Democratic Transition in South Africa

On Hatred

Why Do Plaintiffs Lose Appeals? Biased Trial Courts, Litigious Losers, or Low Trial Win Rates?

Discontinuous Behavioral Responses to Recycling Laws and Plastic Water Bottle Deposits

Reversible Rewards

Is Knowledge of the Tax Law Socially Desirable?

Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Policy: Does Judicial Selection Matter?

Affirmative Action Bans and the “Chilling Effect”

The Disciplining Role of the Market Versus Government Regulation: The Case of Sarbanes–Oxley and the Earnings Quality of M&A Targets

The Potential for Catastrophic Auditor Litigation

The Long-run Effect of Abortion on Sexually Transmitted Infections