Completing Contracts in the Shadow of Costly Verification

Abstract Contract theory typically holds that verification costs are obstacles to complete contracting; yet real‐world contracts often contain provisions that seem costly to verify. We show how verification (or litigation) costs operate as a screen on the promisee’s incentive to sue and as an effect...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of Legal Studies. - The University of Chicago Law School. - 37(2008), 2, Seite 503-534
1. Verfasser: Choi, Albert (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Triantis, George
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Journal of Legal Studies
Schlagworte:Law Economics Business Behavioral sciences Social sciences Albert