Getting incentives right : improving torts, contracts, and restitution /

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"Lawyers, judges, and scholars have long debated whether incentives in tort, contract, and restitution law effectively promote the welfare of society. If these incentives were ideal, tort law would reduce the cost and frequency of accidents, contract law would lubricate transactions, and restit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cooter, Robert
Otros Autores: Porat, Ariel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Liability (Law) > United States.
Negligence > United States.
Torts > United States.
Contracts > United States.
Compensation (Law) > United States.
Restitution > United States.
Responsabilité (Droit) > États-Unis.
Négligence (Droit) > États-Unis.
Responsabilité civile > États-Unis.
Contrats > États-Unis.
Restitution (Droit) > États-Unis.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Compensation (Law)
Contracts
Liability (Law)
Negligence
Restitution
Torts
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Torts and misalignments
  • Prices, sanctions, and discontinuities
  • The injurer's self-risk puzzle
  • Negligence per se and unaccounted risks
  • Lapses and substitution
  • Total liability for excessive harm
  • Contracts and victims' incentives
  • Unity in the law of tort and contracts
  • Anti-insurance
  • Decreasing liability contracts and the assistant interest
  • Restitution and positive externalities
  • A public goods theory of restitution
  • Liability externalities and mandatory choices
  • The relationship between nonlegal sanctions and damages.

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