Legal Origins and the Efficiency Dilemma

This book explainis the efficiency hypothesis of the common law, summarizes the legal origins theory in the context of economic growth and illustrates the shortcomings of the legal origins theory with a comparative law and economics analysis.

Nuno Garoupa is Professor of Law at Texas A&M University, School of Law, and holds the Chair in Research Innovation at Católica Global School of Law, Lisbon, Portugal.

Carlos GómezLigüerre is Professor of Private Law at the Pompeu Fabra University (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Barcelona, Spain.

Lela Mélon is Adjunct Professor of Law at the Pompeu Fabra University (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Barcelona, Spain.