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Least Cost Avoidance: The Tragedy of the Common Safety (with Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci), Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (2009)
 

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Guarding the Guardians: Judicial Councils and Judicial Independence (with Tom Ginsburg), American Journal of Comparative Law (2009)
 

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Judicial Independence and Party Politics in the Kelsenian Constitutional Courts: The Case of Portugal (with Sofia Amaral Garcia and Veronica Grembi), Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (2009)
 

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Providing a Framework for the Reform of the Legal Profession: Insights from the European Experience, European Business Organization Law Review (2009)
 

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The Market for Legal Innovation: Law and Economics in Europe and the United States (with Thomas S. Ulen), Alabama Law Review (2008)
 

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Cashing by the Hour: Why Large Law Firms Prefer Hourly Fees Over Contingent Fees (with Fernando Gomez), Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (2008)
 

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The Scope of Criminal Law and Criminal Sanctions: an Economic View and Policy Implications (with Roger Bowles and Michael Faure), Journal of Law and Society (2008)
 

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Why Plea-Bargaining Fails to Achieve Results in So Many Criminal Justice Systems: A New Framework for Assessment (with Frank Stephen), Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law (2008)
 

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Do Divorce Law Reforms Matter for Divorce Rates? Evidence from Portugal (with Clarisse Coelho), Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (2006)
 

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A Strategic Interpretation of Legal Transplants (with Anthony Ogus), Journal of Legal Studies (2006)
 

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The Choice of Titling Systems in Land (with Benito Arrunada), Journal of Law and Economics (2005)
 

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Forfeiture of Illegal Gain: An Economic Perspective (with Roger Bowles and Michael Faure), Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (2005)
 

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Punish Once or Punish Twice: A Theory of the Use of Criminal Sanctions in Addition to Regulatory Penalties (with Fernando Gomez), American Law and Economics Review (2004)
 

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Dynamic Law Enforcement with Learning (with Mohamed Jellal), Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (2004)
 

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Penalty Enhancement for Hate Crimes: An Economic Analysis (with Dhammika Dharmapala), American Law and Economics Review (2004)
 

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CASHING BY THE HOUR: WHY LARGE LAWFIRMS PREFER HOURLY FEES OVER CONTINGENT FEES (with Fernando Gomez-Pomar), German Working Papers in Law and Economics (2006)
 

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Regulation of Professions in the US and Europe: A Comparative Analysis, American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings (2006)
 

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Sentencing Guidelines and TIS Legislation, Judges and Parole Boards: Has Bargaining Power Changed in Sentencing? (with Dhammika Dharmapala and Joanna Shepherd), American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings (2006)
 

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Sentencing Guidelines, TIS Legislation, and Bargaining Power (with Dhammika Dharmapala and Joanna M. Shepherd), American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings (2006)
 

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The Just World Bias and Hate Crime Statutes (with Dhammika Dharmapala and Richard H. McAdams), American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings (2006)
 

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The Just World Bias and Hate Crime Statutes (with Dhammika Dharmapala and Richard H. McAdams), University of Illinois Legal Working Paper Series (2006)
 

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A Law and Economics Perspective on Terrorism (with Jonathan Klick and Francesco Parisi), George Mason University School of Law Working Papers Series (2005)