Reversal Costs

12 Pages Posted: 15 Feb 2016 Last revised: 27 Mar 2019

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Tomasz Mielniczuk

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics; University of Bologna - Department of Economics; University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics

Daniel Pi

University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center)

Date Written: February 14, 2016

Abstract

We introduce a hitherto neglected but important concept which we call “reversal costs.” Reversal costs are the cost of undoing a decision. They figure in the background of all decision-making, and their analysis can explain many common phenomena. We present a simple formal model and illustrate the concept using several examples.

Keywords: reversal costs, rational choice theory

JEL Classification: D11

Suggested Citation

Mielniczuk, Tomasz and Pi, Daniel, Reversal Costs (February 14, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2732335 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2732335

Tomasz Mielniczuk

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics ( email )

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Rotterdam, 3000 DR
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University of Bologna - Department of Economics ( email )

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University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics ( email )

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Germany

Daniel Pi (Contact Author)

University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) ( email )

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Concord, NH 03301
United States

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