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Language and Contract

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  • Oren Sussman

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A civic society is distinguished by its language and its law. In this paper I suggest a theory that links these institutions via the notion of a standard contract. The theory is based upon two observations: that contracts are compiled in words, and that more common (standardized) words are easier to comprehend than less common ones. I will argue that these observations have far-reaching implications: that private contracting is restricted by past history, and that the State should play a role in the formation of contractual and legal standards.

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  • Oren Sussman, 1998. "Language and Contract," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, vol. 154(2), pages 384-384, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:mhr:jinste:urn:sici:0932-4569(199806)154:2_384:lac_2.0.tx_2-a
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    1. Sussman, Oren, 1999. "Economic growth with standardized contracts," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 43(9), pages 1797-1818, October.

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    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • N20 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General

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