Passing on the Costs of Legal Rules: Efficiency and Distribution in Buyer-Seller Relationships

Legal rules in many legal fields define the relations between sellers of goods or services and their customers. The debate surrounding these rules often fails those who are concerned about a rule's efficiency against those who are concerned about its distributional effects.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Stanford law review 1991-01, Vol.43 (2), p.361-398
Main Author: Craswell, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Capital costs
Consumer economics
Consumer preferences
Consumer prices
Cost
Cost efficiency
Debtor and creditor
Demand curves
Economic aspects
Housing
Law
Law and economics
Law and economics (Jurisprudence)
Marketing
Price increases
Professional relationships
Regulation
Rule of law
Vendors and purchasers (Law)
Warranties
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Summary:Legal rules in many legal fields define the relations between sellers of goods or services and their customers. The debate surrounding these rules often fails those who are concerned about a rule's efficiency against those who are concerned about its distributional effects.
ISSN:0038-9765
1939-8581
DOI:10.2307/1228927