The Economics of Law Firms: A Study in the Legal Organization of the Firm

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Economics of Law Firms: A Study in the Legal Organization of the FirmJack Carr and Frank MathewsonJack Carr Search for more articles by this author and Frank Mathewson Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Law and Economics Volume 33, Number 2Oct., 1990 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/467207 Views: 23Total views on this site Citations: 25Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1990 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Marie-Laure Vandenhaute, Kris Hardies, Diane Breesch Professional and Commercial Incentives in Audit Firms: Evidence on Partner Compensation, European Accounting Review 29, no.33 (Jul 2019): 521–554.https://doi.org/10.1080/09638180.2019.1642223Niels Philipsen, Qi Zhou Business Restrictions in the Legal Professions: Do We Need More Market Integration?, (Jan 2016): 211–238.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48273-5_9Camille Chaserant, Sophie Harnay Self-regulation of the legal profession and quality in the market for legal services: an economic analysis of lawyers’ reputation, European Journal of Law and Economics 39, no.22 (Oct 2013): 431–449.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-013-9420-1Gregory K. 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