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Injurers versus Victims: (A)Symmetric Reactions to Symmetric Risks

Published:2021-09-28 Issue:0 Volume:0 Page:
ISSN:1935-1704
Container-title:The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics
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Author:

Guerra Alice¹^ORCID,Parisi Francesco²³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Economics , University of Bologna , Via Angherà 22 , 47921 Rimini , Italy

2. Department of Economics , University of Bologna , Bologna , Italy

3. School of Law , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN , USA

Abstract

Abstract Tort models assume symmetry in the behavior of injurers and victims when faced by a threat of liability and a risk of harm without compensation, respectively. This assumption has never been empirically validated. Using a novel experimental design, we study the behavior of injurers and victims when facing symmetric accident risks. Experimental results provide qualified support for the symmetric behavior hypothesis.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bejte-2020-0101/pdf

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