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Damage Measures and Incomplete Contracts

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I present a model of two-party contracts that allows for incomplete specification of future states and actions. I examine various damage measures under the assumption that courts protect only reasonable reliance expenditures so that parties make efficient reliance choices. The expectations damage measure is preferred to the alternative damage measures no matter what the contractual terms are.

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  • Jim Leitzel, 1989. "Damage Measures and Incomplete Contracts," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 20(1), pages 92-101, Spring.
    • Handle: RePEc:rje:randje:v:20:y:1989:i:spring:p:92-101
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    1. Adora Navarro, 2005. "Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Arrangements : The Experience and Policy Challenges," Microeconomics Working Papers 21978, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
    2. Susanne Ohlendorf, 2009. "Expectation Damages, Divisible Contracts, and Bilateral Investment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 99(4), pages 1608-1618, September.
    3. Burguet, Roberto & Caminal, Ramon & Matutes, Carmen, 1999. "Golden Cages for Showy Birds: Optimal Switching Costs in Labour Markets," CEPR Discussion Papers 2070, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    4. Motta, Massimo & Fumagalli, Chiara & Rønde, Thomas, 2009. "Exclusive dealing: the interaction between foreclosure and investment promotion," CEPR Discussion Papers 7240, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    5. Navarro, Adora, 2005. "Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Arrangements: The Experience and Policy Challenges," Discussion Papers DP 2005-01, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    6. Bernhard Ganglmair, 2008. "Breakup of Repeat Transaction Contracts, Specific Investment, and Efficient Rent-Seeking," JEPS Working Papers 08-001, JEPS.

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