Abstract

This paper shows that unilateral-harm contexts with role-type uncertainty can create incentives similar to bilateral-harm contexts. For this purpose, we show that the result of Dharmapala and Hoffmann (2005), namely that standard liability rules do not lead to efficient care choices by injurer and victim if precaution costs are interdependent and harm is unilateral whereas they can in the case of bilateral harm, depends on role-type certainty.

Submitted: June 5, 2006 · Accepted: March 31, 2007 · Published: December 20, 2007

Recommended Citation

Friehe, Tim (2007) "On the Similarity of Bilateral Harm and Unilateral Harm with Role-Type Uncertainty," Review of Law & Economics: Vol. 3 : Iss. 2, Article 13.
DOI: 10.2202/1555-5879.1108
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/rle/vol3/iss2/art13

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