| Economic analysis of accident law S Shavell Harvard University Press, 1987 | 2924 | 1987 |
| Foundations of economic analysis of law S Shavell Harvard University Press, 2004 | 2658 | 2004 |
| Risk sharing and incentives in the principal and agent relationship S Shavell Bell Journal of Economics 10 (1), 55-73, 1979 | 2453 | 1979 |
| The economic theory of public enforcement of law AM Polinsky, S Shavell Journal of economic literature 38 (1), 45-76, 2000 | 1856 | 2000 |
| Strict liability versus negligence S Shavell The Journal of Legal Studies 9 (1), 1-25, 1980 | 1779* | 1980 |
| Fairness versus welfare L Kaplow, S Shavell Harvard university press, 2002 | 1483 | 2002 |
| Punitive damages: An economic analysis AM Polinsky, S Shavell Harvard Law Review, 869-962, 1998 | 1282 | 1998 |
| Suit, settlement, and trial: A theoretical analysis under alternative methods for the allocation of legal costs S Shavell The Journal of Legal Studies 11 (1), 55-81, 1982 | 1197 | 1982 |
| Liability for harm versus regulation of safety S Shavell The Journal of Legal Studies 13 (2), 357-374, 1984 | 1164 | 1984 |
| On moral hazard and insurance S Shavell Foundations of Insurance Economics, 280-301, 1979 | 1141 | 1979 |
| The optimal tradeoff between the probability and magnitude of fines AM Polinsky, S Shavell The American Economic Review 69 (5), 880-891, 1979 | 1105 | 1979 |
| Why the legal system is less efficient than the income tax in redistributing income L Kaplow, S Shavell The Journal of Legal Studies 23 (2), 667-681, 1994 | 1024 | 1994 |
| Property rules versus liability rules: An economic analysis L Kaplow, S Shavell Harvard Law Review, 713-790, 1996 | 970 | 1996 |
| Fairness versus welfare L Kaplow, S Shavell Harv. l. rev. 114, 961, 2000 | 935 | 2000 |
| The judgment proof problem S Shavell Foundations of Insurance Economics, 341-354, 1986 | 904 | 1986 |
| Damage measures for breach of contract S Shavell The Bell Journal of Economics, 466-490, 1980 | 833 | 1980 |
| Rewards versus intellectual property rights S Shavell, T Van Ypersele The Journal of Law and Economics 44 (2), 525-547, 2001 | 795 | 2001 |
| A model of the optimal use of liability and safety regulation S Shavell The Rand Journal of Economics 15 (2), 271-280, 1984 | 695* | 1984 |
| Criminal law and the optimal use of nonmonetary sanctions as a deterrent S Shavell Colum. L. Rev. 85, 1232, 1985 | 665 | 1985 |
| The optimal payment of unemployment insurance benefits over time S Shavell, L Weiss Journal of political Economy 87 (6), 1347-1362, 1979 | 653 | 1979 |
