An Economic Perspective on Preemption

Hylton, Keith N.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1747120

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An Economic Perspective on Preemption

Keith N. Hylton

William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University; Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law

January 24, 2011

Boston Univ. School of Law Working Paper No. 11-03

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This paper has two goals. The first is to present an economic theory of preemption as a choice among regulatory regimes. The optimal regime choice model is used to generate specific implications for the court decisions on preemption of products liability claims. The second objective is to extrapolate from the regime choice model to consider its implications for broader controversies about preemption.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 24

Keywords: preemption, products liability, risk-utility analysis, error cost analysis, optimal regime choice, legislative intent

JEL Classification: K13

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Date posted: January 25, 2011 ; Last revised: June 30, 2011

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Hylton, Keith N., An Economic Perspective on Preemption (January 24, 2011). Boston Univ. School of Law Working Paper No. 11-03. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1747120 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1747120

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An Economic Perspective on Preemption

Keith N. Hylton

Date posted: January 25, 2011 ; Last revised: June 30, 2011

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