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Journal of Legal Studies (JLS) publishes interdisciplinary academic research about law and legal institutions. It emphasizes social science approaches, especially those of economics, political science, and psychology, but it also publishes the work of historians, philosophers, and others who are interested in legal theory and use social science methods.
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2010s
  1. 2018 (Vol. 47)
    1. No. 2 June 2018 pp. iii-iv, 235-447
    2. No. S1 Optimal Design of Guest Worker Programs January 2018 pp. S1-S269
    3. No. 1 January 2018 pp. 1-234
  2. 2017 (Vol. 46)
    1. No. 2 June 2017 pp. 237-448
    2. No. 1 January 2017 pp. 1-236
  3. 2016 (Vol. 45)
    1. No. S2 Contracting over Privacy June 2016 pp. S1-S215
    2. No. 2 June 2016 pp. ii-iv, 223-505
    3. No. 1 January 2016 pp. 1-221
  4. 2015 (Vol. 44)
    1. No. S2 Developing Regulatory Policy in the Context of Deep Uncertainty: Legal, Economic, and Natural Science Perspectives June 2015 pp. S319-S528
    2. No. 2 June 2015 pp. 249-476
    3. No. S1 Jan. 1, 2015 pp. S1-S317
    4. No. 1 Jan. 1, 2015 pp. 1-248
  5. 2014 (Vol. 43)
    1. No. S2 Benefit-Cost Analysis of Financial Regulation: A Conference Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Supported by the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics June 2014 pp. S1-S406
    2. No. 2 June 2014 pp. 209-426
    3. No. 1 January 2014 pp. 1-208
  6. 2013 (Vol. 42)
    1. No. 2 June 2013 pp. 249-422
    2. No. 1 January 2013 pp. 1-248
  7. 2012 (Vol. 41)
    1. No. 2 June 2012 pp. 239-493
    2. No. 1 January 2012 pp. 1-238
  8. 2011 (Vol. 40)
    1. No. 2 June 2011 pp. 273-502
    2. No. 1 January 2011 pp. 1-271
  9. 2010 (Vol. 39)
    1. No. 2 Jun. 1, 2010 pp. 325-576
    2. No. 1 January 2010 pp. 1-324
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