Journal of Law & Economics

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Law & Economics is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Front Matter41
The Complicated Simple Economics of Vertical Mergers38
Does Uber Benefit Travelers by Price Discrimination?36
Exclusion of Extreme Jurors and Minority Representation: The Effect of Jury Selection Procedures36
Price Benchmark Regulation of Multiproduct Firms: An Application to the Rail Industry35
Platform Competition, Vertical Differentiation, and Price Coherence17
Corporate Ownership and Antitrust Violations16
Jobs for Justice(s): Corruption in the Supreme Court of India16
Does Strengthening the Property Rights of Employee-Inventors Spur Innovation? Empirical Evidence on Freedom-to-Create Laws Passed by US States12
Multidimensionality of Landownership among Men and Women in Sub-Saharan Africa10
Creditors’ Rights, Threat of Liquidation, and the Labor and Capital Choices of Firms10
Liquidity Effects of Litigation Risk: Evidence from a Legal Shock9
Rule Breaking, Honesty, and Migration9
Is Direct Democracy Good or Bad for Corporations and Unions?8
The Politics of Mandatory Corporate Philanthropy8
A Retrospective Analysis of the AT&T/Time Warner Merger7
Hidden Wealth and Automatic Information Sharing7
The Unintended Effects of Ban-the-Box Laws on Crime7
Loans to Chapter 11 Firms: Contract Design, Repayment Risk, and Pricing6
Unemployment, Immigration, and Populism6
Risk Assessment as Policy in Immigration Detention Decisions6
Does Government Play Favorites? Evidence from Opportunity Zones6
The Effects of Government Licensing on E-commerce: Evidence from Alibaba6
Merger Control in Retail Markets with National Pricing6
Dynamic Decision-Making under Rolling Admissions: Evidence from US Law School Applications5
Front Matter5
Car Seats as Contraception5
The Impacts of the Lifeline Subsidy on High-Speed Internet Access5
Coordinated Effects in Merger Review5
The Deterrent Effect of Targeted and Salient Police Enforcement: Evidence from Bans on Checkpoints for Driving under the Influence5
Comparative Effects of Recreational and Medical Marijuana Laws on Drug Use among Adults and Adolescents5
Did the Independence of Judges Reduce Legal Development in England, 1600–1800?5
Fee-Shifting Bylaws: An Empirical Analysis5
Certificates of Public Advantage and Hospital Mergers5
Front Matter4
Price-Parity Clauses for Hotel Room Booking: Empirical Evidence from Regulatory Change4
Professional Discipline and the Labor Market: Evidence from Lawyers4
Advertising Costs and Product Prices4
Do Private Prisons Affect Criminal Sentencing?4
Antitrust in the Information Economy: Digital Platform Mergers4
The Differential Impact of Legal Origins on Firm Productivity4
Patent Validity and Litigation: Evidence from US Inter Partes Review3
The Value of Political Geography: Evidence from the Redistricting of Firms3
Political Connections and the Effectiveness of US State Government Resource Allocation3
Does Media Coverage Cause Meritorious Shareholder Litigation? Evidence from the Stock Option Backdating Scandal3
The Effect of Bankruptcy Exemptions on Consumer Credit3
Economic Sanctions and Trade Flows in the Neighborhood3
Detecting Edgeworth Cycles3
Front Matter3
Conditional Control: The Consequences of Expanding Creditors’ Right to Initiate Bankruptcy3
Food Aid Cargo Preference: Impacts on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Emergency Food Aid Programs3
Does Paying with Cards Reduce Crime at Stores? Evidence from a Targeted Cash Ban in Uruguay3
Sovereign Debt and Moral Hazard: The Role of Collective Action and Contractual Uncertainty3
The Effects of Deregulating Retail Operating Hours: Empirical Evidence from Italy3
Partisan Gerrymandering and Turnout3
Do Socially Responsible Firms Walk the Talk?3
Does Amazon Exercise Its Market Power? Evidence from Toys“R”Us3
The Effect of Own-Gender Jurors on Conviction Rates2
The Capital Market Effects of Introducing Private Rights of Action in Securities Regulation: Evidence from the United Kingdom2
Is Banning Corporate Contributions Enough? The Dynamics of Incomplete Campaign Finance Reform2
Meet the Oligarchs: Business Legitimacy and Taxation at the Top2
Front Matter2
Collectivist Cultures and the Emergence of Family Firms2
The Impact of Foreign Investors’ Challenges to Domestic Regulations2
Crime and (a Preference for) Punishment: The Effects of Drug Policy Reform on Policing Activity2
Did the Dependent Coverage Mandate Reduce Crime?2
Do Companies Care about Judicial Ideology? Evidence from Air Pollution2
Organizations with Power-Hungry Agents2
Introduction2
Conflicting Incentives in the Management of 529 Plans2
Vertical Disintegration: The Effect of Refiners’ Exit from Gasoline Retailing on Retail Gasoline Pricing2
Front Matter2
Why Did Firms Practice Segregation? Evidence from Movie Theaters during Jim Crow2
Cover-Ups1
Inequality in the Provision of Police Services: Evidence from Residential Burglary Investigations1
Introduction1
Gender Favoritism among Criminal Prosecutors1
Declining Unionization and the Despair of the Working Class1
Front Matter1
Front Matter1
Legal Outcomes and Home-Court Advantage: Evidence from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Shift to Administrative Courts1
Bargaining over Beauty: The Economics of Contracts in Renaissance Art Markets1
Front Matter1
Deterrence and Compellence in Parliament1
Who Benefits from Bans on Employers’ Credit Checks?1
Pride and Prejudice: Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Announcements and Hate Crimes1
The Industrial Organization of the Mafia1
Do Prostitution Laws Affect Rape Rates? Evidence from Europe1
Fractional versus Full-Work Licensing: The Case of Performance Rights Organizations1
Front Matter1
The Effects of Naloxone Access Laws on Opioid Abuse, Mortality, and Crime1
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