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Performance Obligations Of The Aggrieved Contractant: The French Experience, Edward A. Tomlinson
Performance Obligations Of The Aggrieved Contractant: The French Experience, Edward A. Tomlinson
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Foreword: The Economics Of Contract Law, Michael J. Meurer
Foreword: The Economics Of Contract Law, Michael J. Meurer
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The articles in this issue are samples from the burgeoning economics of contract law. They demonstrate that lawyers a can bring economic models to bear on quite specific issues of co offer normative guidance regarding the structure of efficient The success of the symposium and the quality of the articles of this field will continue to flourish. The articles cover a fairly narrow range of contract law issues. The second through sixth articles all address topics involving remedies. Two of these loo at the optimal remedies to be provided by contract law, and the other three are concerned with remedies …
Efficient Remedies For Breach Of Warranty, Kenneth Chapman, Michael J. Meurer
Efficient Remedies For Breach Of Warranty, Kenneth Chapman, Michael J. Meurer
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This article attempts to suggest valuable refinements and extensions of the economic theory of warranty by explicitly considering the choice of remedies for breach of warranty in conjunction with the choice of warranty protection itself. In particular, it offers explanations for the prevalence of replacement terms rather than refund terms in warranties. Economists studying the general issue of breach of contract have noted that the choice of remedy has important implications for risk sharing, renegotiation, transaction-specific investment, and the incentive to breach.5 This article derives much of its insight from the recognition that work on the economics of contract breach …
Unstable Coalitions: Corporate Governance As A Multi-Player Game, John C. Coffee Jr.
Unstable Coalitions: Corporate Governance As A Multi-Player Game, John C. Coffee Jr.
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This is an article written in honor of Professor Donald Schwartz, a leading figure in academic corporate law for over two decades, but also a man nearly unique in his willingness to move beyond corporate law to the general study of corporate behavior. In this light, this article will not explore the latest wrinkle in the law – the most recent case, latest SEC ruling, or newest takeover defense tactic – but will instead ask if there are new ways in which we should try to talk about corporate law and corporate behavior. These were questions that Don Schwartz repeatedly …