Recent Publications of Interest to Forensic Economists

The editors of the Journal of Forensic Economics have kindly invited us to continue writing “The Literature Corner,” a feature that appeared in each of the last four issues of the now-defunct Litigation Economics Review. Our objective in the Lit Corner is to provide an annotated listing of recent publications that are likely to be of interest to forensic economists who estimate economic damages in personal injury, wrongful death and employment law cases. The articles described have appeared in the non-forensic economics literature, which, because of time constraints, may not be regularly read by many of us. To appear on our list, an article must have some relevance to the practical work of forensic economists. The articles summarized below come from recent publications, though we follow no hard-and-fast rules about dates of publication. This list is somewhat longer than those in previous Lit Corners because of the time that has elapsed since the last one was prepared. Note that our descriptions are necessarily brief and are meant to give a taste for the main thrust of each article, but they cannot convey all the richness and detail of the articles themselves. We have also tried to continue to provide occasional nuggets of incredible hilarity of the type that have characterized past Lit Corners. As always, we welcome any suggestions about this feature. In this issue we highlight articles on crime, disability and health, discrimination, earnings, education, employment, fringe benefits, occupations, older workers, retirement, self-employment, time use, value of life/happiness, worker displacement and younger workers.