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This paper shows that the provision of consumer rights can decrease welfare when some consumers remain ignorant of these rights. We find that consumers uninformed about a mandated warranty demand excessively safe products in some circumstances. In other circumstances, uninformed consumers buy...
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Zunehmende Umweltprobleme sind die Bürde, die das vergangene auf das neue Jahrtausend übertragen hat. Fraglich bleibt dabei auch, welche ökologische Rolle dem Nachfrager zukommen sollte und mit welchen Mitteln ein umweltschonendes Verbraucherverhalten gefördert werden kann. Ökonomische...
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The objective of this note is to revisit the meaningfulness of the Condorcet Jury Theorem (CJT) and apply it to the recent debate on liberal paternalism and consumer protection. The CJT con-sists of two parts, (a) stating that a jury of experts is always more competent than a single expert given...
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