Abstract
Cooter offers an economic analysis of punitive damages, keeping in mind the role of social norms. Liability for compensatory damages provides efficient incentives for self-monitoring.
Citation
Robert D. Cooter,
Punitive Damages, Social Norms, and Economic Analysis,
60 Law and Contemporary Problems
73-92
(Summer 1997)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/lcp/vol60/iss3/6