← All authors Nuno Garoupa George Mason University (per OpenAlex) · ORCID · OpenAlex
117 papers in scope · 116 published · 1 on the econ.EM arXiv · 2,967 citations · h-index 28 (over the papers listed here)
Papers (1 of 117)
Constitutional monarchy and long-run economic growth: friends or foes?
published 2025 · European Journal of Law and Economics
working paper 2025 · arXiv · 1 citations
Populist constitutional backsliding and judicial independence: Evidence from Türkiye
published 2025 · International Review of Law and Economics · 3 citations · first circulated 2024
Purging Disloyal Courts in Democratic Transitions and Judicial Preferences
published 2024 · International Journal of Transitional Justice · 1 citations
Judges, Out-Of-Court Rewards, and In-Court Behavior: Evidence From an Italian Legal Reform
published 2024 · European journal of empirical legal studies · 1 citations
with Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Peter Grajzl
The Law of Restitution for Mistaken Payments: An Economic Analysis
published 2024 · The Journal of Legal Studies · first circulated 2021
with Dhammika Dharmapala
Why Sentencing Codification Could be More Complex than Anticipated
published 2023 · Asian Journal of Law and Economics · 2 citations
Litigância Tributária em Portugal
published 2023 · Revista de Direito Tributário Atual
with Ana Paula Dourado, Bruno Moutinho, Claudia Marchetti Da Silva
Regulating Parties by Constitutional Rules in Liberal Democracies
published 2023 · German Law Journal · 7 citations
with Catarina Santos Botelho
Punishing terrorists in the Spanish Supreme Court: has ideology played any role?
published 2023 · European Journal of Law and Economics · 2 citations
with Fernando Gómez Pomar, Adrián Segura-Camacho, Sheila Canudas
Consensus and Ideology in Courts: An Application to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
published 2023 · Review of Law & Economics · 2 citations
with Sofia Amaral-Garcia, Lucia Dalla Pellegrina
How Does Court Stability Affect Legal Stability?
published 2022 · 1 citations · first circulated 2020
with Álvaro E. Bustos
Efficient Breach and Ex-post Disgorgement of the Defendant’s Gain: A Comparative Contract Law and Economics Perspective
published 2022 · European Review of Contract Law · 1 citations
with Antony W. Dnes
Unfolding Judicial Ideology: A Data-Generating Priors Approach with an Application to the Brazilian Supreme Court
published 2022 · Review of Law & Economics · 8 citations
with Damares Medina, Lucia Dalla Pellegrina
Synthetic Control Method: A tool for comparative case studies in economic history
published 2022 · Journal of Economic Surveys · 72 citations · first circulated 2020
Testing an application of the political insurance model: The case of the Mexican state-level administrative courts
published 2022 · 6 citations
with Paola Bertoli, Adriana García García
The Exclusionary Rule Revisited
published 2022 · The Journal of Legal Studies · 3 citations · first circulated 2020
with Murat C. Mungan
Ideology and Career Judges: Reviewing Labor Law in the Spanish Supreme Court
published 2022 · Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics JITE · 3 citations
with Adrián Segura-Camacho, Fernando Gómez
Disagreeing in private or dissenting in public: an empirical exploration of possible motivations
published 2021 · European Journal of Law and Economics · 3 citations
with Laura Salamero-Teixidó, Adrián Segura-Camacho
Loyalty to the party or loyalty to the party leader: Evidence from the Spanish Constitutional Court
published 2021 · International Review of Law and Economics · 17 citations
with Marian Gili, Fernando Gómez Pomar
Do Legal Origins Predict Legal Substance?
published 2021 · The Journal of Law and Economics · 37 citations · first circulated 2020
with Anu Bradford, Yun-chien Chang, Adam Chilton
A Theory of Defiant Courts in Nondemocratic Regimes
published 2021 · The Journal of Legal Studies · 1 citations
with Leyla D. Karakas
Are you Injurer or Victim? Liability for Accidents under Role-Type Uncertainty
published 2021 · Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics JITE
with Adrián Segura
Eficiencia económica y sistemas legales
published 2020 · ICE Revista de Economía
with Carlos Ignacio Gómez Ligüerre
Exploring dissent in the Supreme Court of Argentina
published 2020 · International Review of Law and Economics · 8 citations
with Sergio Muro, Sofia Amaral-Garcia, Alejandro Chehtman
Spurred by legal tradition or contextual politics? Lessons about judicial dissent from Slovenia and Croatia
published 2020 · International Review of Law and Economics · 6 citations
with Peter Grajzl
Estimating Judicial Ideal Points in Bi‐Dimensional Courts: Evidence from Catalonia
published 2020 · Journal of Empirical Legal Studies · 9 citations
with Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Marian Gili
Optimal imprisonment and fines with non-discriminatory sentences
published 2019 · Economics Letters · 12 citations
with Murat C. Mungan
Property Rights in Sequential Exchange
published 2018 · 21 citations · first circulated 2017
with Benito Arruñada, Giorgio Zanarone, Benito Arruuada
OPTIMAL MAGNITUDE AND PROBABILITY OF FINES WHEN COURTS DISLIKE PUNISHMENT
published 2018 · Gnlu Journal Of Law And Economics. · 1 citations
Estimating judicial ideal points in the Spanish Supreme Court: The case of administrative review
published 2017 · International Review of Law and Economics · 21 citations · first circulated 2014
with Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Fernando Gómez
Judicial Behavior and Devolution at the Privy Council
published 2017 · Review of Law & Economics · 7 citations
with Sofia Amaral-Garcia
Explaining the Standard of Proof in Criminal Law: A New Insight
published 2017 · Supreme Court Economic Review · 19 citations
Do Specialized Courts Make a Difference? Evidence from Brazilian State Supreme Courts
published 2016 · European Business Law Review · 3 citations · first circulated 2015
with Carolina Arlota
Estimating Judicial Ideal Points in Latin America: The Case of Argentina
published 2016 · Review of Law & Economics · 15 citations · first circulated 2013
with Juan González Bertomeu, Lucia Dalla Pellegrina
Explaining divorce rate determinants: new evidence from Spain
published 2016 · Applied Economics Letters · 10 citations
Punitive Police? Agency Costs, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Procedure
published 2016 · The Journal of Legal Studies · 50 citations · first circulated 2013
with Dhammika Dharmapala, Richard H. McAdams
Do Administrative Courts Favour the Government? Evidence from Medical Malpractice in Spain
published 2015 · Journal of European Tort Law · 8 citations · first circulated 2012
with Sofia Amaral-Garcia
Do lawyers induce litigation? Evidence from Spain, 2001–2010
published 2015 · International Review of Law and Economics · 47 citations
with Juan S. Mora-Sanguinetti
Introduction to papers from the 8th Annual Conference of the Italian Society of Law and Economics
published 2015 · International Review of Law and Economics
with Magda Bianco
Judicial review and political partisanship: Moving from consensual to majoritarian democracy
published 2015 · International Review of Law and Economics · 10 citations · first circulated 2012
with Veronica Grembi
A Disruption Mechanism for Bribes
published 2014 · Review of Law & Economics · 6 citations
with Robert D. Cooter
Stare decisis e certiorari chegam ao Brasil: Uma abordagem pela análise econômica do direito
published 2014 · Revista Direito Estado e Sociedade · 1 citations
with Maria Ângela Jardim, Maria Ângela Jardim de Santa Cruz Oliveira
Addressing Federal Conflicts: An Empirical Analysis of the Brazilian Supreme Court, 1988–2010
published 2014 · Review of Law & Economics · 20 citations
with Carolina Arlota
Strategic Delegation, Discretion, and Deference: Explaining the Comparative Law of Administrative Review
published 2014 · The American Journal of Comparative Law · 10 citations
with Jud Mathews
Globalization and deregulation of legal services
published 2013 · International Review of Law and Economics · 26 citations
On the Judicial Interest Rate: Towards a Law and Economics Theory
published 2013 · Journal of European Tort Law · 3 citations
with Hugo A. Acciarri
Political Influence and Career Judges: An Empirical Analysis of Administrative Review by the Spanish Supreme Court
published 2012 · Journal of Empirical Legal Studies · 43 citations · first circulated 2011
with Marian Gili, Fernando Gómez, Marian Gili Saldaña
Ronald Coase and law and economics in Europe
published 2012 · International Review of Economics
Why not adopt a loser-pays-all rule in criminal litigation?” [Int. Rev. Law Econ. (2012) 233–241
published 2012 · International Review of Law and Economics · 6 citations
with Luciana Echazú
Does Immigration Cause Crime? Evidence from Spain
published 2012 · American Law and Economics Review · 68 citations · first circulated 2011
with César Alonso-Borrego, Pedro José Gil Vázquez, Pablo Vázquez
Wrongful Convictions Do Lower Deterrence
published 2012 · Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics JITE · 70 citations
with Matteo Rizzolli
Stare Decisis and Certiorari Arrive to Brazil: A Comparative Law and Economics Approach
published 2012 · Emory international law review · 9 citations
with Maria Angela Jardim de Santa Cruz Oliveira
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Judging under Political Pressure: An Empirical Analysis of Constitutional Review Voting in the Spanish Constitutional Court
published 2011 · 96 citations · first circulated 2009
with F. Gomez-Pomar, Veronica Grembi, Fernando Gómez
The Brady Rule May Hurt the Innocent
published 2011 · American Law and Economics Review · 13 citations
with Matteo Rizzolli
Hybrid Judicial Career Structures
published 2011 · The Journal of Legal Analysis · 27 citations
with Tom Ginsburg
Behavior, Human Capital and the Formation of Gangs
published 2010 · Kyklos · 16 citations
with Antony W. Dnes
The scope of punishment: an economic theory
published 2010 · European Journal of Law and Economics · 1 citations · first circulated 2006
with Marie Obidzinski
State Liability
published 2010 · European Review of Private Law/Revue européenne de droit privé/Europäische Zeitschrift für Privatrecht · 11 citations
with Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci, Fernando Gómez
Decoupling as Transactions Tax
published 2010 · The Journal of Legal Studies · 6 citations · first circulated 2007
with Chris William Sanchirico
Corruption and Private Law Enforcement: Theory and History
published 2010 · Review of Law & Economics · 16 citations · first circulated 2009
with Daniel M. Klerman
Corruption and the Distortion of Law Enforcement Effort
published 2010 · American Law and Economics Review · 1 citations
with Luciana Echazú
Special issue in law and economics
published 2009 · Portuguese Economic Journal
The English rule with payments upfront
published 2009 · Portuguese Economic Journal · 3 citations
Judicial Independence and Party Politics in the Kelsenian Constitutional Courts: The Case of Portugal
published 2009 · Journal of Empirical Legal Studies · 88 citations · first circulated 2008
with Sofia Amaral-Garcia, Veronica Grembi
Scope of liability: the vanishing distinction between negligence and strict liability
published 2009 · European Journal of Law and Economics · 7 citations · first circulated 2004
with Pablo Salvador Coderch, Carlos Ignacio Gómez Ligüerre, Carlos G�mez-Lig�erre
Belief in a Just World, Blaming the Victim, and Hate Crime Statutes
published 2009 · Review of Law & Economics · 42 citations · first circulated 2008
with Dhammika Dharmapala, Richard H. McAdams
The Comparative Law and Economics of Judicial Councils
published 2009 · Berkeley journal of international law · 45 citations · first circulated 2008
with Tom Ginsburg
Twenty-Third Annual Conference of the European Association of Law & Economics, Madrid, Spain
published 2008 · Review of Law & Economics · 2 citations
with Hans-Bernd Schäfer
Costs and Cautionary Tales: Economic Insights for the Law by Anthony Ogus
published 2008 · Modern Law Review
Why Plea-Bargaining Fails to Achieve Results in So Many Criminal Justice Systems: A New Framework for Assessment
published 2008 · Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law · 32 citations
with Frank H. Stephen
Providing a Framework for Reforming the Legal Profession: Insights from the European Experience
published 2008 · 12 citations
The Scope of Criminal Law and Criminal Sanctions: An Economic View and Policy Implications
published 2008 · Journal of Law and Society · 98 citations
with Roger Bowles, Michaël Faure
Some reflections on the economics of prosecutors: Mandatory vs. selective prosecution
published 2008 · International Review of Law and Economics · 16 citations
The Unsolvable Dilemma of a Paretian Policymaker
published 2008 · Supreme Court Economic Review · first circulated 2004
with Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci
Paying the Price for Being Caught: The Economics of Manifest and Non-Manifest Theft in Roman Law
published 2008 · Review of Law & Economics · 3 citations · first circulated 2005
with Fernando Gómez, Fernando Gómez Pomar
Differential Victimization: Efficiency and Fairness Justifications for the Felony Murder Rule
published 2008 · Review of Law & Economics · 1 citations · first circulated 2006
with Jonathan Klick
On the Optimal Choice of Enforcement Technology
published 2007 · Revue économique · 6 citations · first circulated 2005
Cashing by the Hour: Why Large Law Firms Prefer Hourly Fees over Contingent Fees
published 2007 · 31 citations · first circulated 2002
with F. Gomez-Pomar, Fernando Gómez
Least-Cost Avoidance: The Tragedy of Common Safety
published 2007 · 20 citations
with Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci
Further notes on information, corruption, and optimal law enforcement
published 2007 · European Journal of Law and Economics · 21 citations · first circulated 2002
with Mohamed Jellal
Twenty-Second Annual Conference of the European Association of Law and Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia
published 2007 · Review of Law & Economics · 3 citations
with Hans-Bernd Schäfer, Hans Bernd Schaefer
Keeping Stigma Out of Administrative Law: An Explanation of Consistent Beliefs
published 2007 · Supreme Court Economic Review · 19 citations · first circulated 2005
with Roberto Galbiati
Do Divorce Law Reforms Matter for Divorce Rates? Evidence from Portugal
published 2006 · Journal of Empirical Legal Studies · 23 citations · first circulated 2005
with C.P. Coelho
A law and economics perspective on terrorism
published 2006 · Public Choice · 28 citations
with Jonathan Klick, Francesco Parisi
Optimal law enforcement and criminal organization
published 2006 · 31 citations · first circulated 1999
A Strategic Interpretation of Legal Transplants
published 2006 · The Journal of Legal Studies · 18 citations
with Anthony Ogus
US‐style contingent fees and UK‐style conditional fees: agency problems and the supply of legal services
published 2006 · Managerial and Decision Economics · 46 citations
with Winand Emons
ACADEMIC TENURE, POSTTENURE EFFORT, AND CONTRACTUAL DAMAGES
published 2005 · Economic Inquiry · 18 citations
with Antony W. Dnes
El círculo de responsables: La evanescente distinción entre responsabilidad por culpa y objetiva
published 2005 · Indret: Revista para el Análisis del Derecho
with Pablo Salvador Coderch, Carlos Ignacio Gómez Ligüerre
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Punish Once or Punish Twice: A Theory of the Use of Criminal Sanctions in Addition to Regulatory Penalties
published 2004 · American Law and Economics Review · 55 citations · first circulated 2001
with Fernando Gómez
Optimal Law Enforcement with Legal Aid
published 2004 · Economica · 20 citations · first circulated 2003
with Frank H. Stephen
Corruption and the optimal use of nonmonetary sanctions
published 2004 · International Review of Law and Economics · 75 citations
with Daniel M. Klerman
Dynamic Law Enforcement with Learning
published 2004 · 13 citations · first circulated 2000
with Mohamed Jellal
Crime and social norms
published 2003 · Portuguese Economic Journal · 12 citations
Behavioral Economic Analysis of Crime: A Critical Review
published 2003 · European Journal of Law and Economics · 100 citations
Efficient Deterrence does not Require that the Wealthy should be Able to Buy Justice
published 2003 · Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics JITE · 13 citations
with Hugh Gravelle
Household dissolution, child care and divorce law
published 2002 · International Review of Law and Economics · 13 citations
with Roger Bowles
An Economic Theory of Church Strictness
published 2002 · The Economic Journal · 65 citations · first circulated 2001
with Pedro Pita Barros
Optimal Deterrence with Legal Defense Expenditure
published 2002 · Economic Inquiry · 16 citations
with Hugh Gravelle
A Note on Optimal Law Enforcement under Asymmetric Information
published 2002 · European Journal of Law and Economics · 7 citations · first circulated 1999
with Mohamed Jellal
Optimal Law Enforcement with a Rent-Seeking Government
published 2002 · American Law and Economics Review · 98 citations · first circulated 2000
with Daniel M. Klerman
A Theory of International Conflict Management and Sanctioning": Erratum.
published 2002 · Public Choice · 8 citations · first circulated 2000
with John Gata, Jo�o E. Gata
Optimal law enforcement when victims are rational players
published 2001 · Economics of Governance · 25 citations
Optimal magnitude and probability of fines
published 2001 · European Economic Review · 96 citations · first circulated 2000
Crime and Punishment : Further Results
published 2001 · Économie appliquée · 6 citations · first circulated 1999
Economic analysis of the removal of illegal gains
published 2000 · International Review of Law and Economics · 56 citations
with Roger Bowles, Michaël Faure
Corporate criminal law and organization incentives: a managerial perspective
published 2000 · Managerial and Decision Economics · 30 citations
Reputation, Honesty, and Efficiency with Insider Information: an Experiment
published 2000 · Journal of Economics & Management Strategy · 14 citations
with Gary Charness
The economics of organized crime and optimal law enforcement
published 2000 · Economic Inquiry · 112 citations · first circulated 1997
The economics of political dishonesty and defamation
published 1999 · International Review of Law and Economics · 22 citations
Optimal Law Enforcement and Imperfect Information when Wealth Varies among Individuals
published 1998 · Economica · 26 citations
Optimal law enforcement and the economics of the drug market: Some comments on the Schengen Agreements
published 1997 · International Review of Law and Economics · 11 citations
The Theory of Optimal Law Enforcement
published 1997 · Journal of Economic Surveys · 419 citations
A note on private enforcement and type-I error
published 1997 · International Review of Law and Economics · 30 citations
Casual police corruption and the economics of crime
published 1997 · International Review of Law and Economics · 127 citations
with Roger Bowles
Portugal-European Union convergence: Some evidence
published 1996 · European Journal of Political Economy · 18 citations
with Pedro Pita Barros
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