Abstract

This article analyzes the workings of liability when harm-inflicting consumers are present biased and both product safety and consumer care influence expected harm. We show that present bias introduces a rationale for shifting some losses onto the manufacturer, in stark contrast with the baseline scenario in which strict consumer liability induces socially optimal product safety and precaution levels. In addition, we establish that strict liability with contributory negligence may induce socially optimal product safety and precaution choices.

中文翻译：

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存在损害损害的消费者时对第三方损害的责任

摘要

本文分析了当造成损害的消费者存在偏见且产品安全和消费者关怀都影响预期损害时责任的运作方式。我们表明，当前的偏见为将一些损失转移给制造商引入了理论基础，这与基线情形形成了鲜明对比，在基线情形中，严格的消费者责任感导致了社会上最佳的产品安全性和预防措施水平。此外，我们确定，由于过失造成的严格责任可能导致社会上最佳的产品安全性和预防措施选择。