William M. Landes
Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics
1111 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
phone: 773-702-9606
email: william_landes@law.uchicago.edu

Publications (Books | Articles | Works in Progress)

Books

The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law (Harvard Univ. Press 2003) (with Richard A. Posner).

The Economic Structure of Tort Law, (Harvard Univ. Press 1987) (with Richard A. Posner).

Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment, (National Bureau of Economic Research 1974)(edited with Gary S. Becker).

Articles

"Posner on Beanie Babies," 74 University of Chicago Law Review 1761 (2007). 

“The Economic Analysis of Art Law,” in 1 Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture 212, Victor A. Ginsburgh and David Throsby, eds. (Elsevier B.V. 2006) (with Daniel B. Levine).

"The Test of Time: Does 20th Century American Art Survive?" in Contributions to Economic Analysis: The Economics of Art and Culture, Victor Ginsburgh, ed. (Elsevier Science 2004).

"An Empirical Analysis of the Patent Court," University of Chicago Law Review (Winter 2004) (with Richard A. Posner).

"The Political Economy of Intellectual Property Law," American Enterprise Institute-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies (2004) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Indefinitely Renewable Copyright," University of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 154 (with Richard Posner).

"Indirect Liability for Copyright Infringement: An Napster and Beyond" Journal of Econ. Perspectives (Spring 2003) (with Douglas Lichtman).

"Indefinitely Renewable Copyright," 70 University of Chicago Law Review 471 (2003) (with Richard A. Posner).

"The Empirical Side of Law and Economics," 70 University of Chicago Law Review 167 (2003).

"Indirect Liability in Copyright: An Economic Perspective" 17 Journal of Economic Perspectives 113 (2003) (with Douglas Lichtman).

"Acts of Terror with Guns: Multiple Victim Shootings," in The Bias Against Guns, John Lott, ed. (Regnery 2003) (with John Lott).

"Copyright," in The Handbook of Cultural Economics, Ruth Towse, ed. (Edward Elger 2002).

"What Has the Visual Artist's Rights Act of 1990 Accomplished?" 25 Journal of Cultural Economics 283 (November 2001).

"What has the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 Accomplished?" Journal of Cultural Economics (forthcoming 2001).

"Harmless Error," 30 Journal of Legal Studies 161 (January 2001) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Copyright, Borrowed Images and Appropriation Art: An Economic Approach," 9 George Mason Law Review 1 (2000).

"The Social Market for the Great Masters and Other Collectibles," in Social Economics: Market Behavior in a Social Environment (Harvard Univ. Press 2000) (with Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy).

"Winning the Art Lottery: The Economic Returns to the Ganz Collection," in Recherches Economiques de Louvain (forthcoming).

"Introduction to Interpreting Legal Citations," Journal of Legal Studies (January 2000).

"Citations, Age, Fame and the Web," Journal of Legal Studies (January 2000) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Gary S. Becker Biography," entry in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law (1998).

"Sequential and Bifurcated Trials," entry in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law (1998).

"Judicial Influence: A Citation Analysis of Federal Courts of Appeals Judges," Journal of Legal Studies (June 1998) (with Lawrence Lessig and Michael Solimine).

"The Art of Law and Economics: An Autobiographical Essay," 41 The American Economist, No. 1 (Spring 1997), reprinted in Passion and Craft, Economists at Work, Michael Szenberg, ed. (Michigan University Press 1998).

"The Economics of Legal Disputes Over The Ownership of Works of Art and Other Collectibles, " in Essays in the Economics of the Arts, V. A. Ginsburgh & P.-M. Menger, eds. (Elsevier Science, 1996) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Heavily Cited Articles in Law," 7 Kent Law Review No. 3 (1996) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Counterclaims: An Economic Analysis," International Review of Law & Economics (Sept. 1994).

"The Economics of Anticipatory Adjudication," Journal of Legal Studies (June 1994) (with Richard A. Posner).

"The Influence of Economics on Law: A Quantitative Study," Journal of Law and Economics (April 1993) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Sequential and Unitary Trials: An Economic Approach," Journal of Legal Studies (January 1993).

"Copyright Protection of Letters, Diaries and Other Unpublished Works: An Economic Approach," Journal of Legal Studies (January 1992).

"Some Economics of Trade Secret Law," Journal of Economic Perspectives (Winter 1991) (with David Friedman and Richard A. Posner).

"Insolvency and Joint Torts: A Comment," Journal of Legal Studies (June 1990).

"An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law," Journal of Legal Studies, (June 1989) (with Richard A. Posner).

Review of Ronald Coase, The Firm, The Market and The Law, University of Chicago Law School Record, (Fall 1988).

"The Economics of Trademark Law," Trademark Reporter (May/June 1988) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Trademark Law: An Economic Perspective," Journal of Law and Economics (October 1987) (with Richard A. Posner); reprinted in the Intellectual Property Review (1988).

"New Light on Punitive Damages" Regulation (Sept./Oct. 1986) (with Richard A. Posner).

"A Positive Economic Analysis of Products Liability," Journal of Legal Studies (December 1985) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Tort Law as a Regulatory Regime for Catastrophic Personal Injuries," Journal of Legal Studies (August 1984) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Harm to Competition: Cartels, Mergers and Joint Ventures," 52 Antitrust Law Journal Vol. 3. Reprinted in Antitrust Policy in Transition: The Convergence of Law and Economics, E. Fox and J. Halverson, eds. (American Bar Assn. 1984).

"Optimal Sanctions for Antitrust Violations," University of Chicago Law Review (Spring 1983); reprinted in 26 The Journal of Reprints for Antitrust Law and Economics 79 (1996).

"Causation in Tort Law: An Economic Approach," Journal of Legal Studies (January 1983) (with Richard A. Posner).

"An Economic Theory of Intentional Torts," International Review of Law and Economics (December 1981) (with Richard A. Posner).

"The Positive Economic Theory of Tort Law," Georgia Law Review (Summer 1981) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Market Power in Antitrust Cases," Harvard Law Review (March 1981) (with Richard A. Posner).

"An Introduction to the Economics of Antitrust," an appendix in Richard A. Posner and Frank H. Easterbrook, Antitrust: Cases, Economic Notes and Other Materials (West 2d ed. 1980).

"Contribution Among Antitrust Defendants: A Legal and Economic Analysis," Journal of Law and Economics (October 1980) (with Frank H. Easterbrook and Richard A. Posner).

"The Economics of Passing On: A Reply to Harris and Sullivan," University of Pennsylvania Law Review (May 1980) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Joint and Multiple Tortfeasors: An Economic Analysis," Journal of Legal Studies (June 1980) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Legal Change, Judicial Behavior and the Diversity Jurisdiction," Journal of Legal Studies (March 1980) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Benefits and Costs of Airline Mergers: A Case Study," The Bell Journal of Economics (Spring 1980) (with Dennis W. Carlton and Richard A. Posner).

"Should Indirect Purchasers Have Standing to Sue Under the Antitrust Laws? An Economics Analysis of the Rule of Illinois Brick," University of Chicago Law Review (Spring 1979) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Adjudication as a Private Good," Journal of Legal Studies (March 1979) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Altruism in Law and Economics," Papers and Proceedings of the American Economic Review (May 1978) (with Richard A. Posner).

"An Economic Study of U.S. Aircraft Hijacking, 1961-1976," Journal of Law and Economics (April 1978).

"Should We Tax Virgin Materials to Finance Waste Disposal?" Waste Age (March 1978) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Salvors, Finders, Good Samaritans, and Other Rescuers: An Economic Study of Law and Altruism," Journal of Legal Studies (January 1978) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Legal Precedent: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis," Journal of Law and Economics (September 1976) (with Richard A. Posner).

"The Independent Judiciary in an Interest Group Perspective," (Universities-National Bureau Conference on Economic Analysis of Political Behavior) Journal of Law and Economics (December 1976) (with Richard A. Posner).

"The Private Enforcement of Law," Journal of Legal Studies (January 1975) (with Richard A. Posner).

"Legality and Reality: Some Evidence on Criminal Procedure," Journal of Legal Studies (June 1974).

"Foreign Criminal Procedure: A Comment," The Economics of Crime and Punishment, conference volume of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (1973).

"The Bail System: An Economic Approach," Journal of Legal Studies (January 1973). Reprinted in Becker and Landes, Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment (1974).

"Compulsory Schooling Legislation: An Economic Analysis of Law and Social Change in the Nineteenth Century," Journal of Economic History (March 1972) (with Lewis Solomon).

"Law and Economics," National Bureau of Economic Research--51st Annual Report (September 1971).

"An Economic Analysis of the Courts," 14 Journal of Law and Economics (April 1971). Reprinted in Becker and Landes, Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment (1974).

"Roundtable on the Allocation of Resources to Law Enforcement," Papers and Proceedings of the American Economic Review, Vol. LIX (May 1969).

"The Economics of Fair Employment Laws," 76(4) Journal of Political Economy (July/August 1968).

"The Effect of State Fair Employment Law on the Economic Position of Non-Whites," Papers and

Works in Progress

"Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law Enforcement," University of Chicago Law School, John M. Olin Law & Economics Working Paper No. 73, with John R. Lott.