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, we contrast producer liability and minimum quality standard regulation as alternative means of social control of product … relative desirability of strict liability vis-à-vis minimum quality standard regulation from a social welfare standpoint. We … also clarify when and why joint use of strict liability and minimum quality standard regulation welfare dominates the …
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"The efficiency of common law rules is central to achieving efficient resource allocation in a market economy. While many theories suggest reasons why judge-made law should tend toward efficient rules, the question whether the common law actually does converge in commercial areas has remained...
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We analyze the effects of accidents and liability obligations on the incentives of car manufacturers to monopolize the … results is the observation that high prices for spare parts entail a negative external effect inasmuch as liability …
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This paper proposes and empirically validates four theories of why legal origin influences growth and welfare through finance. It is a natural extension of "Law and finance: why does legal origin matter?" by Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine (2003). We find only partial support...
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