Metabolic encephalopathies, especially hepatic and renal, are the most common causes of bilateral asterixis. Those caused specifically by hepatic failure are known as liver (or hepatic) flap. Other causes of asterixis include cardiac and respiratory disease, electrolyte abnormalities and drug intoxication.
Law and Economics. The law and economics movement applies economic theory and method to the practice of law. It asserts that the tools of economic reasoning offer the best possibility for justified and consistent legal practice. It is arguably one of the dominant theories of jurisprudence.
Efficiency and equity are the two microeconomic goals most relevant to markets, industries, and parts of the economy, and are thus important to the study of microeconomics. 1  Efficiency: Efficiency is achieved when society is able to get the greatest amount of satisfaction from available resources.