Law and Economics applies economic analysis to legal problems. This approach is present in public policy debates and is also used in a wide range of social sciences, including political economy, constitutional economics and political science.

The book offers a comprehensive integration of the fields of law and economics. The author challenges traditional approaches to law and economics and identifies common themes running through the two fields, offering readers ways to integrate their knowledge to examine issues from the perspective of both disciplines. The book examines the key methods of ‘law and economics’ as they apply to a wide range of issues, including art vandalism, kidney sales and the ownership of a meteorite. Concise but comprehensive, this book is an ideal introduction to the wide range of concepts and debates in the field of ‘law and economics’. It will make an engaging and interesting read for students of economics and law, as well as for those interested in the social sciences more generally.