... D.N. (1 983 ) ‘The rhetoric of economics , Journal of Economic Litera-ture 21 (June): 481 –517.—— (1 986 ) The Rhetoric of Economics, Brighton: Wheatsheaf. economics of crime (K4)1 A branch of NEOCLASSICAL ... 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Rutherford(1995)Theeconomicsoforganisedcrime,Cambridge,NewYorkandMelbourne:CambridgeUniversityPress.economicsofinformation(D8)Abranchofeconomicsthatrecognizestheimperfectionofinformation,thecostsofobtainingitanditsasymmetriccharacterbecauseoftheactionsoffirmsandin-dividuals.Thesourcesofinformation,includingthatwhichisspontaneouslygeneratedbythemarket,areconsidered.Informationeconomicshasmanyimplica-tionsforfinancialmarkets.ReferencesStigler,G.J.(1961)‘Theeconomicsofinformation’,JournalofPoliticalEcon-omy69:213–25.Stiglitz,J.E.(2000)‘Thecontributionoftheeconomicsofinformationtotwen-tiethcenturyeconomics’,QuarterlyJournalofEconomics115November):1441– 78. economicsoflaw(K0)1Theeconomicanalysisoflegalissues,especiallyPROPERTYRIGHTS,negligence,contractandcrime,aswellasthemoreobviouslyrelatedareasofregulation,competitionandmonopoly.2Theapplicationofpricetheoryandstatisticalmethodstothestudyoflegislation,legaldecisionsandcourtsoflaw.COMMONSwasoneofthefirsteconomiststouselegalmaterialstofurthereconomicanalysis.COASEpio-neeredtherigorousapplicationofeco-nomicstoalegalproblem–inhiscasethelawofnuisance.STIGLERandothersbroughttheilluminationofeconomicsintodarkareasofREGULATION.Posnerdemonstratedthatmostbranchesofthelawcanbenefitbytheuseofeconomicconcepts.ThevaluationofcostsandbenefitsandtheapplicationofthenotionofOPPORTUNITYCOSTtomanylegalproblemsaretheprincipalwaysinwhicheconomistshaveshownthem-selvestobeinvaluablecolleaguesoflawyers.Suchistheimportanceofthismod-ernbranchofeconomicsthatseveraljournalsspecializeinblendingeconomicandlegalanalysis,notablyJournalofLawandEconomics,JournalofLegalStudies,InternationalReviewofLawandEconomicsandJournalofLaw,Econom-icsandOrganization.Seealso:economicsofcrimeReferencesHirsch,W.Z.(1999)Lawandeconomics:Anintroductoryanalysis,3rdedn,SanDiegoandLondon:AcademicPress.Ogus,A.I.andVeljanovski,C.G.(eds)(1 984 )ReadingsintheEconomicsofLawandRegulation,Oxford:ClarendonPress.Polinsky,A.(1 989 )AnIntroductiontoLawandEconomics,Boston:Little,Brown.Posner,R.A.(1 986 )EconomicAnalysisofLaw,3rdedn,Boston:Little,Brown.‘Symposiumonlawandeconomics’,Co-lumbiaLawReview85 :89 9–1116,1 985 .Veljanovski,C.(1990)TheEconomicsofLaw.AnIntroductoryText,London:InstituteofEconomicAffairs.economicsofreligion(L3)Astudyofnon-marketbehaviourwithincommunitiesofbelievers.Matterscoveredincludetheinfluenceofreligiousbeliefoneconomicbehaviour,theuseoftheologytocriticizeeconomicpolicy,andtheapplica-tionofmicroeconomictheorytothestudyofindividualandcollectivereligiousbeha-viour.ReferencesAzzi,C.andEhrenber,F.G.(1975)‘House-holdallocationoftimeandchurchattendance’,JournalofPoliticalEcon-omy83:27–56.Iannaccone,L.R.(19 98) ‘Introductiontotheeconomicsofreligion’,JournalofEconomicLiterature36:1465–96.economicsofthearts(Z1)seecultural economics economic...