Empirical Studies of Contract

Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Forthcoming

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-02

31 Pages Posted: 6 Feb 2012

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Date Written: February 2, 2012

Abstract

Since the mid 2000s, a cottage industry has slowly blossomed of empirical research dedicated to advancing accounts of contracts “on the books” — accounting for what contracts tend to purportedly obligate signers to do, and contracts “in action” — accounting for how contracting parties tend to behave. This article reviews this literature, which spans several disciplines, most notably law, economics, and management, identifying eight categories of empirical questions in common across all disciplines, highlighting key findings, points of consensus, and noting areas most pressingly in need of additional research.

Keywords: contract, empirical, experiment, qualitative, quantitative, survey, overview, meta, review

JEL Classification: C00, C90, D03, D86, K12, Z13

Suggested Citation

Eigen, Zev J., Empirical Studies of Contract (February 2, 2012). Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Forthcoming, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-02, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1998483

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