Richard H. McAdams

University of Chicago Law School

Bernard D. Meltzer Professor

1111 E. 60th St.

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

  • University of Chicago Law School

    • Email
    • Tel: 773-834-2520
SCHOLARLY PAPERS

44

DOWNLOADS
Rank 2,611

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 2,611

in Total Papers Downloads

14,312

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 4,307

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 4,307

in Total Papers Citations

47

CROSSREF CITATIONS

222

Scholarly Papers (44)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Beyond the Prisoners' Dilemma: Coordination, Game Theory, and Law

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 82, 2009, U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 437, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 241
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 23 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2009
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 1,836 (9,188)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

2.

Behavioral Criminal Law and Economics

U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 440, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 244, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE08-035
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Nov 2008
Richard H. McAdams and Thomas S. Ulen
University of Chicago Law School and University of Illinois College of Law
Downloads 1,365 (14,717)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

3.

Norms in Law and Economics

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Aug 2004
Richard H. McAdams and Eric Bennett Rasmusen
University of Chicago Law School and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy
Downloads 996 (23,610)
Citation 19

Abstract:

Loading...

Norms, behavior, conventions, law

4.

Adjudicating in Anarchy: An Expressive Theory of International Dispute Resolution

U Illinois Law & Econ. Research Paper No. LE03-013; Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 291
Number of pages: 102 Posted: 28 Jan 2004
Tom Ginsburg and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 732 (36,422)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

5.

A Focal Point Theory of Expressive Law

Downloads 692 ( 39,285)
Citation 45

A Focal Point Theory of Expressive Law

As published in Virginia Law Review, Vol. 86, pp. 1649-1729, November 2000, (U Illinois Law & Economics RPS version)
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 09 Jan 2001
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 515 (57,017)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

A Focal Point Theory of Expressive Law

As published in Virginia Law Review, Vol. 86, pp. 1649-1729, November 2000
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 03 Aug 2001
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 177 (181,903)

Abstract:

Loading...

6.

Collective Bargaining Rights and Police Misconduct: Evidence from Florida

Downloads 657 ( 42,208)
Citation 1

Collective Bargaining Rights and Police Misconduct: Evidence from Florida

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 831, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 655
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2019
Dhammika Dharmapala, Richard H. McAdams and John Rappaport
University of Chicago Law School, University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 638 (43,323)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

collective bargaining rights; police unions; police misconduct; law enforcement

Collective Bargaining and Police Misconduct: Evidence from Florida

CESifo Working Paper No. 7718
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Jul 2019
Dhammika Dharmapala, Richard H. McAdams and John Rappaport
University of Chicago Law School, University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 19 (582,856)

Abstract:

Loading...

collective bargaining rights, police unions, police misconduct, law enforcement

7.

Economic Costs of Inequality

U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 370, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 189
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Nov 2007
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 510 (58,396)
Citation 29

Abstract:

Loading...

8.

Testing the Focal Point Theory of Legal Compliance: Expressive Influence in an Experimental Hawk/Dove Game

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 2, pp. 87-123, 2005 , U Illinois Law & Econ. Research Paper No. LE03-011, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 03-14, Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 285
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Aug 2003
Richard H. McAdams and Janice Nadler
University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University - School of Law
Downloads 480 (62,967)

Abstract:

Loading...

9.

An Attitudinal Theory of Expressive Law

Oregon Law Review, Vol. 79, pp. 339-390, Summer 2000
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 05 Jan 2001
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 478 (63,268)
Citation 24

Abstract:

Loading...

10.

Introduction to the Symposium on Empirical and Experimental Methods in Law

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2002, No. 4
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 26 Jun 2003
Richard H. McAdams and Thomas S. Ulen
University of Chicago Law School and University of Illinois College of Law
Downloads 429 (72,217)

Abstract:

Loading...

11.

The Distributive Deficit in Law and Economics

100 Minnesota Law Review 1051 (2016), University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 713, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 498
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 03 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2016
Lee Anne Fennell and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 428 (72,442)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

redistribution, tax-and-transfer, legal rules, law and economics, welfare economics

12.

Fairness in Law and Economics: Introduction

Fairness in Law and Economics (Lee Anne Fennell & Richard H. McAdams, eds.) (Edward Elgar 2013), University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 704, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 489
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Oct 2014
Lee Anne Fennell and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 420 (74,082)

Abstract:

Loading...

fairness, law and economics

13.

Libertarian Paternalism, Path Dependence, and Temporary Law

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 81, pp. 291-359 (2014), University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 645, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 431
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 19 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2016
Tom Ginsburg, Jonathan S. Masur and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School, University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 381 (82,995)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

14.

Words that Kill: An Economic Perspective on Hate Speech and Hate Crimes

U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE02-004
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Feb 2002
Dhammika Dharmapala and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 364 (87,502)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

15.

The Condorcet Jury Theorem and the Expressive Function of Law: A Theory of Informative Law

Downloads 364 ( 87,502)
Citation 13

The Condorcet Jury Theorem and the Expressive Function of Law: A Theory of Informative Law

U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. 00-19
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Feb 2001
Dhammika Dharmapala and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 364 (86,805)
Citation 13

Abstract:

Loading...

The Condorcet Jury Theorem and the Expressive Function of Law: A Theory of Informative Law

American Law and Economics Review, Forthcoming
Posted: 19 Aug 2002
Dhammika Dharmapala and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago Law School

Abstract:

Loading...

Condorcet Jury Theorem, Expressive effect of law, Legislation, Voting, Position-taking preferences, Lobbying, Legislative institutions

16.

Inversion Aversion

86 University of Chicago Law Review 797 (2019)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2019
Lee Anne Fennell and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 327 (98,700)

Abstract:

Loading...

Legal Theories, Coase Theorem, Prisoners' Dilemma, Tiebout Hypothesis, Distributive Justice, Redistribution, Tax and Transfer

17.

Coordinating in the Shadow of the Law: Two Contextualized Tests of the Focal Point Theory of Legal Compliance

Law & Society Review, Vol. 42, pp. 865-898, 2008, U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 406, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 184, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 08-04
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 24 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2009
Richard H. McAdams and Janice Nadler
University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University - School of Law
Downloads 320 (101,170)

Abstract:

Loading...

expressive law, legitimacy, compliance, coordination, negotiation, mixed motive games, hawk-dove game, chicken game, battle of the sexes game, default rules

18.

Empathy and Masculinity in Harper Lee's to Kill a Mockingbird

Ch. 13 (pp. 239-261) in American Guy: Masculinity in American Law and Literature, edited by Saul Levmore and Martha C. Nussbaum (Oxford University Press, 2014), U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 539
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 19 Aug 2015
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 313 (103,658)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

19.

The Surprisingly Complex Case Against Theft

Downloads 259 (126,813)
Citation 4

The Surprisingly Complex Case Against Theft

International Review of Law and Economics, September 1997
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 01 Feb 1997
Richard L. Hasen and Richard H. McAdams
University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 259 (126,192)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

The Surprisingly Complex Case Against Theft

International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 16, No. 6 (1997).
Posted: 28 Jan 1997
Richard L. Hasen and Richard H. McAdams
University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of Chicago Law School

Abstract:

Loading...

20.

Belief in a Just World, Blaming the Victim, and Hate Crime Statutes

U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 438, Review of Law & Economics, 2008, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 242
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2008
Dhammika Dharmapala, Nuno Garoupa and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 238 (138,048)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Hate crimes, behavioral economics

21.

Litigating the Blue Wall of Silence: How to Challenge the Police Privilege to Delay Investigation

University of Chicago Legal Forum, Forthcoming, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 555
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 10 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2016
Aziz Z. Huq and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 234 (140,297)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Fourth Amendment, police force, tort liability, collective bargaining agreements

22.

The Cross-Examination of Mayella Ewell

69 Alabama Law Review 579 (2018), U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 854
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 29 Jun 2018
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 231 (142,080)

Abstract:

Loading...

23.

Reforming Entrapment Doctrine in United States v. Hollingsworth

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 74, 2007, U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 362, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 185
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2007
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 229 (143,270)

Abstract:

Loading...

undercover operations, entrapment, predisposition

24.

Do Exclusionary Rules Convict the Innocent?

Downloads 217 (150,883)

Do Exclusionary Rules Convict the Innocent?

U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 569, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS11-30, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 11-11
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2012
Dhammika Dharmapala, Nuno Garoupa and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 217 (150,533)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

Exclusionary rules, evidence, juries

Do Exclusionary Rules Convict the Innocent?

Forthcoming in Matthew Baker and Thomas Miceli (eds.) "Research Handbook on Economic Models of Law," Edward Elgar Publishing, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 13-30
Posted: 06 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2013
Dhammika Dharmapala, Nuno Garoupa and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and University of Chicago Law School

Abstract:

Loading...

exclusionary rules, evidence, juries

25.

The Political Economy of Entrapment

Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Vol. 96, p. 107, 2005, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE05-019, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 05-13
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 10 Apr 2006
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 173 (185,607)

Abstract:

Loading...

entrapment, undercover, police

26.

Punitive Police? Agency Costs, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Procedure

Downloads 166 (192,260)
Citation 16

Punitive Police? Agency Costs, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Procedure

Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 13-47, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 644
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2015
Dhammika Dharmapala, Nuno Garoupa and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 124 (244,281)
Citation 15

Abstract:

Loading...

Punitive Police? Agency Costs, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Procedure

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5310
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 May 2015
Dhammika Dharmapala, Nuno Garoupa and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School, George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 42 (453,835)

Abstract:

Loading...

law enforcement, intrinsic motivation, punishment, criminal procedure

27.

The Political Economy of Criminal Law and Procedure: The Pessimists' View

CRIMINAL LAW CONVERSATIONS, P.H. Robson, K. Ferzan and S. Garvey, eds., Oxford University Press, 2009, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 243
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 23 Oct 2008
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 162 (196,345)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

28.

The Law of Police

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 82, 2014, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 505
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Feb 2015
Richard H. McAdams, Dhammika Dharmapala and Nuno Garoupa
University of Chicago Law School, University of Chicago Law School and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
Downloads 152 (207,195)

Abstract:

Loading...

29.

Conformity to Inegalitarian Conventions and Norms: The Contribution of Coordination and Esteem

The Monist, Vol. 88, 2005
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 30 Mar 2005
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 151 (208,316)

Abstract:

Loading...

30.

A Tempting State: The Political Economy of Entrapment

U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE05-019, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 05-13
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 08 Sep 2005
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 146 (214,174)

Abstract:

Loading...

31.

A Third Model of Legal Compliance: Testing for Expressive Effects in a Hawk/Dove Game

IACM 17th Annual Conference Paper No. P-107
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Aug 2004
Richard H. McAdams and Janice Nadler
University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University - School of Law
Downloads 137 (225,386)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

law and social conflict, law and dispute resolution, law and decision making

32.

Expressive Adjudication

U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE04-006
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 12 Oct 2004
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 135 (227,958)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

33.

Present Bias and Criminal Law

University of Illinois Law Review, 2011, U of Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 562
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Jul 2011
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 126 (240,456)

Abstract:

Loading...

law, compliance, time discount rate

34.

Vengeance, Complicity and Criminal Law in Othello

SHAKESPEARE AND THE LAW: A CONVERSATION AMONG DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS, Martha Nussbaum, Richard Streier, eds., University of Chicago Press, 2012, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 504
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2019
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 126 (240,456)

Abstract:

Loading...

35.

Police Violence in The Wire

2018 University of Chicago Legal Forum, Forthcoming, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 853
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 22 Jan 2020
Jonathan S. Masur and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 117 (254,067)

Abstract:

Loading...

36.

New Light on the Trial of Billy Budd

U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 684
Number of pages: 20
Richard H. McAdams and Jacob Corre
University of Chicago Law School and Independent
Downloads 79 (328,417)

Abstract:

Loading...

37.

Close Enough for Government Work? Heien's Less-than-Reasonable Mistake of the Rule of Law

Supreme Court Review, 2016, Forthcoming, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 572
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 19 Mar 2016
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 78 (330,882)

Abstract:

Loading...

38.

Riley's Less Obvious Tradeoff: Forgoing Scope-Limited Searches

U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 537
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2015
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 38 (461,444)

Abstract:

Loading...

39.

The Need for a General Theory of Discrimination: A Comment on Katharine T. Bartlett & Mitu Gulati, Discrimination by Customers

102 Iowa Law Review Online 335 (2017)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 22 Sep 2017
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School
Downloads 26 (520,518)

Abstract:

Loading...

40.

Words that Kill? An Economic Model of the Influence of Speech on Behavior (with Particular Reference to Hate Speech)

Journal of Legal Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 11 Oct 2004
Dhammika Dharmapala and Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago Law School

Abstract:

Loading...

41.

Signaling Discount Rates: Law, Norms, and Economic Methodology

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 110, 2001
Posted: 22 Jan 2001
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School

Abstract:

Loading...

norms, signaling, discount rates, reductionism, gifts, race discrimination, conspicuous consumption

42.

Conventions and Norms (Philosophical Aspects)

International Encyclopedia of Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001
Posted: 22 Jan 2001
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School

Abstract:

Loading...

convention, norm

43.

Race and Selective Prosecution: Discovering the Pitfalls of Armstrong

In the Chicago-Kent Law Review, Symposium on Race and Criminal Law, Vol. 73, No. 2, 1998
Posted: 26 Oct 1998
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School

Abstract:

Loading...

44.

Experimental Law and Economics

Encylopedia of Law and Economics, 1998
Posted: 06 Jun 1998
Richard H. McAdams
University of Chicago Law School

Abstract:

Loading...