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Das traditionelle Modell der Schaffung von Sicherheit und der Schadenregulierung in der Seeschiffahrt hat vor allem durch das Aufkommen "offener Register" zunehmend an Funktionsfähigkeit verloren. Zugleich stellt die stark erweiterte Bedeutung des Umweltschutzes neue, in diesem Umfang früher...
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Der Produktrückruf ist als haftungsrechtliches Phänomen seit den 70er Jahren ständig bedeutsamer geworden. Der Grund dafür liegt im Wesentlichen in der zunehmenden Differenzierung der Fertigungsprozesse, also der fortschreitenden Arbeitsteilung im Produktionsprozeß und der damit...
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A liquidity-constrained entrepreneur needs to raise capital to finance a business activity that may cause injuries to third parties the tort victims. Taking the level of borrowing as fixed, the entrepreneur finances the activity with senior (secured) debt in order to shield assets from the tort...
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This paper examines auditor liability rules under imperfect information,costly litigation and risk averse auditors. A negligence rulefails in such a setting, because in equilibrium auditors will deviatewith positive probability from any given standard. It is shown thatstrict liability...
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An important source of conflict surrounding nuclear energy is that with a very small probability, a large-scale nuclear accident may occur. One way to internalize the associated financial risks is through mandating nuclear operators to have liability insurance. This paper presents estimates of...
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We provide a comparison of salient organizational features of primary markets for foreign government debt over the very long run. We focus on output, quality control, information provision, competition, pricing, charging and signaling. We find that the market set up experienced a radical...
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