rules efficiently? The law is subject to uncertainty ex ante; uncertainty makes the outcomes of trials difficult to predict … and deters parties from settling disputes out of court. In contrast, the law is certain ex post: litigation fosters the …

This discussion paper resulted in an article in <I>Health Economics</I> (2012). Volume 21, issue 4, pages 367-385.<P …> Rapid urbanization could have positive and negative health effects, such that the net impact on population health is not … obvious. It is, however, highly pertinent to the human welfare consequences of development. This paper uses community and …

We analyze a client's choice of contract in auctions where Dutch law firms compete for routine cases. The …

Many river basins will likely face higher hydrologic variability, including extreme floods and droughts, due to climate … change, with economic and political consequences. Water treaties that govern international basins could face non …

reduction of risk to life and limb. We perform context analysis to test the robustness of fatality risk valuation throughout …

immaterial damage. First, it offers an estimation of value of statistical life (VOSL) in the context of a natural hazard …

This paper develops a dynamic model consisting of two regions (North and South), in which the accumulation of human … when the assistance is targeted at human capital protection. …