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Richard H. McAdams

Richard H. McAdams

University of Chicago
United States

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Epistemology

Richard H. McAdams mostly deals with Sanctions, Law, Focal point, Social psychology and Legitimacy. His Sanctions research incorporates themes from Cheap talk, Political economy, Perfect information and Public opinion. His research links Coordination game with Law.

His Social psychology study combines topics in areas such as Social science, Production, Subject and Race. His Legitimacy research integrates issues from Outcome, Compliance, Expression and Sociological theory. His Element study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Supreme court and Rationality.

His most cited work include:

  • The Origin, Development, and Regulation of Norms (283 citations)
  • Focal Point Theory of Expressive Law (149 citations)
  • Testing the Focal Point Theory of Legal Compliance: The Effect of Third‐Party Expression in an Experimental Hawk/Dove Game (101 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Richard H. McAdams focuses on Law, Law and economics, Criminal law, Criminology and Sanctions. Many of his studies on Law apply to Coordination game as well. His Law and economics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Simple, Law enforcement, Field and Doctrine.

His Criminal law study incorporates themes from Criminal justice, Enforcement, Temptation and Complicity. His work deals with themes such as Economic model, Behavioral economics and Power, which intersect with Criminology. The Sanctions study combines topics in areas such as Legitimacy, Social psychology, Cheap talk and Adjudication.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Law (36.67%)
  • Law and economics (22.67%)
  • Criminal law (14.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

  • Law (36.67%)
  • Law and economics (22.67%)
  • Law enforcement (10.67%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Law, Law and economics, Law enforcement, Criminology and Criminal law are his primary areas of study. Legislation and Legitimacy are the subjects of his Law studies. His Legislation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of International law and Sanctions.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Private law, Civil law, Philosophy of law and Public law in addition to Sanctions. His work carried out in the field of Law and economics brings together such families of science as Normative analysis, Simple, Moral intuitions and Doctrine. His Law enforcement research incorporates elements of Punishment, Punitive damages, Supreme court and Collective bargaining.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Punitive Police? Agency Costs, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Procedure (45 citations)
  • The Expressive Powers of Law: Theories and Limits (37 citations)
  • Libertarian Paternalism, Path Dependence, and Temporary Law (9 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Criminal law

His primary scientific interests are in Law, Law enforcement, Law and economics, Criminology and Punishment. In general Law study, his work on Status quo often relates to the realm of Smoking ban, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His research in Law enforcement intersects with topics in Simple, Supreme court and Value.

His research integrates issues of Collective bargaining, Virtue and Doctrine in his study of Law and economics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Scrutiny, Enforcement and Law and literature. His study in Punishment is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Agency, Criminal procedure, Criminal justice, Criminal justice ethics and Punitive damages.

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