Maki provides an empirical analysis of law and economics through reevaluating Myrdal's value premises and Weber's separation of analysis and policy, and analyzing price-fixing and bid-rigging cases. A useful reference for graduate students and researchers in economics and legal research.

Atsushi Maki is Professor Emeritus at Keio University. His research focuses on the empirical analysis of consumer behavior. He published books such as Introduction to Estimating Economic Models and Poverty, Inequality and Growth in Developing Countries, and articles in several journals such as Review of Economics and Statistics, Economics Letters, and Economic Record.

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Preface

1. Where the Problem Lies: Freedom and Justice

2. Empirical Analysis of Law and Economics: On the Philosophical Foundation and Analytical Procedure

3. Case of Petroleum Product Price-Fixing and Cases Related to Damages

4. Case on Price-Fixing of Bearings and the Particular Field of Trade and Market

5. Case of Water Meter Bid-Rigging: Scattering of Winning Bids Given Changes in Contract Methods and Claiming for Damages

6. Government Bid-Rigging: Cases of the Central Procurement Office of the Defense Agency and the Hokkaido Development Agency

7. Case of Stalker Furnace Bid-Rigging: Scattered Target Prices of the Properties and High Winning Bid Rate

8. Tama District in Tokyo Bid-Rigging Case: A Bid-Rigging Case in Which the Winning Bid Was Polarized

9. Tama District Bid-Rigging Case: Compensation of Damages by Local Residents

10. Sewerage Facility Bid-Rigging Case in Tokyo: Changes in the Behavior Brought About Introducing the Announcement in Advance for Target Prices

11. Policy Theory Based on Empirical Analysis of Law and Economics

12. Conclusion of the Book

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