Biography
Outside the world of academia, Schap likes playing golf — three times he has succeeded in qualifying for the finals of the Public Links competition for Massachusetts. For many years, he played the saxophone in jazz bands and also enjoys listening to jazz music.
Selected Publications
Kerri Keohane (HC Class of 2019) and David Schap, "Employee Misclassification and Related Damages Claims," Journal of Legal Economics, vol. 27, no. 1 (July 2021): 63-82.
Kayla Horan (HC Class of 2018) and David Schap, "State Variation in Certain Rules Governing Expert Witness Testimony, Journal of Legal Economics, vol. 23, no. 1 (October 2016): 61-70.
David Schap, Steven Shapiro, and Caitlin Street (HC Class of 2008), "Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation in the States: The State of Rhode Island," Journal of Forensic Economics, vol. 25, no. 2 (December 2016): 211-221.
Andrew Feeley (HC Class of 2006), Kayla Horan (HC Class of 2018), and David Schap, "Statutory Modification of the Collateral Source Rule," Journal of Legal Economics, vol. 23, no. 2 (April 2017): 81-91.
David Schap and Andrea Thompson (HC Class of 2015), "Recoverable Damages for Wrongful Death in the States: A 2015 Review of Statutory Law," Journal of Legal Economics, vol. 22, no. 2 (April 2016): 143-53.
Lauren Guest (HC Class of 2013), David Schap, and Thi Tran (HC Class of 2014), "The 'Loss of Chance' Rule as a Special Category of Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases: A State-by-State Analysis," Journal of Legal Economics, vol. 21, no. 2 (April 2015): 53-107.
Corey Beck (HC Class of 2013) and David Schap, "The Consequences of Overstating Fuel Economy," The American Economist, vol. 60, no. 1 (spring 2015): 52-62.
David Schap, Robert Baumann and Lauren Guest (HC Class of 2013), "Wage Net Discount Rates: 1981 - 2012," Journal of Forensic Economics, vol. 25, no. 2 (December 2014): 153-174.
Lauren Guest (HC Class of 2013) and David Schap, "Rationales Concerning the Treatment of Federal Income Taxes in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation in the State Courts," Journal of Legal Economics, vol. 21, no. 1 (October 2014): 85-117.
Lauren Guest (HC Class of 2013) and David Schap "Case Law Concerning the Treatment of Federal Income Taxes in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation in the State Courts," Journal of Legal Economics, vol. 20, no. 1-2 (July 2014): 85-123.
David Schap, Lauren Guest (HC Class of 2013) and Andrew Kraynak (HC Class of 2012), "Total Offset and Medical Net Discount Rates: 1981 - 2012," Journal of Forensic Economics, vol. 24, no. 2 (September 2013): 191-204.
Andrew Kraynak (HC Class of 2012) and David Schap, "Historical Net Discount Rates: Amended and Reinterpreted," Journal of Legal Economics, vol. 19, no. 1 (2012): 17-36.
Conor Carney (HC class of 2007) and David Schap, "Recoverable Damages for Wrongful Death in the States: A Decennial View," Journal of Business Valuation and Economic Loss Analysis, vol. 3, issue 1, article 2 (2008): 1-9.
David Schap and Andrew Feeley (HC class of 2006), "The Collateral Source Rule: Statutory Reform and Special Interests," Cato Journal, vol. 28, no. 1 (2008): 81-95.
Scott Hinds (HC class of 2000), Nicolas Sanchez and David Schap, "Public Enterprise: Retrospective Survey and Prospective Theory," in Jurgen G. Backhaus and Richard E. Wagner (eds.) Handbook on Public Finance (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004): 277-300.
David Schap and Andrew T. Young (HC class of 1997), "Enterprise and Biodiversity: Do Market Forces Yield Diversity of Life?" Cato Journal, vol. 19, no. 1 (spring/summer 1999): 49-67.
David Schap and Deidre K. Valvo (HC class of 1996), "Recoverable Damages for Wrongful Death in the States," Journal of Forensic Economics, vol. 10, no. 3 (fall 1997): 279-284.
John R. Carter and David Schap, "Line-Item Veto: Where Is Thy Sting?" Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 4, no. 2 (spring 1990): 103-118.
David Schap, Municipal Ownership in the Electric Utility Industry: A Centennial View (New York: Praeger, 1986).
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS APPEAR IN:
American Journal of Political Science, Eastern Economic Journal, Economic Inquiry, Elgar Companion to Public Economics, International Review of Law and Economics, Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, Research in Law and Economics, Public Choice, Social Choice and Welfare, and Southern Economic Journal.