{"product_id":"can-blockchain-solve-the-hold-up-problem-in-contracts-paperback-9781009001397","title":"Can Blockchain Solve the Hold-up Problem in Contracts? (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009001397","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCan Blockchain Solve the Hold-up Problem in Contracts?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe show how blockchain as a new contracting technology can improve contracting outcomes without the involvement of courts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Holden (Author), Anup Malani (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009001397, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 November 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e75 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 0.4 cm, 0.1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA vexing problem in contract law is modification.  Two parties sign a contract but before they fully perform, they modify the contract. Should courts enforce the modified agreement? A private remedy is for the parties to write a contract that is robust to hold-up or that makes the facts relevant to modification verifiable.  Provisions accomplishing these ends are renegotiation-design and revelation mechanisms. But implementing them requires commitment power. Conventional contract technologies to ensure commitment – liquidated damages – are disfavored by courts and themselves subject to renegotiation. Smart contracts written on blockchain ledgers offer a solution. We explain the basic economics and legal relevance of these technologies, and we argue that they can implement liquidated damages without courts. We address the hurdles courts may impose to use of smart contracts on blockchain and show that sophisticated parties' ex ante commitment to them may lead courts to allow their use as pre-commitment devices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Hold-up Problem, its Impact and Mechanism Design\u003cbr\u003e 3. Possible Solutions to the Hold-up Problem\u003cbr\u003e 4. Background on Blockchain and Smart Contracts\u003cbr\u003e 5. How Smart Contracts on Blockchain Can Help Reduce Contractual Hold-up\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Addressing Hold-up with Options Contracts (Noldeke and Schmidt 1995)\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Moore-Repullo Revelation Mechanism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Legal system: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Legal system: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Legal%20system:%20general%20%5BLNA%5D%22\"\u003eLNA\u003c\/a\u003e], Law \u0026amp; society [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law \u0026amp; society\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20\u0026amp;%20society%20%5BLAQ%5D%22\"\u003eLAQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Economics, finance, business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics, finance, business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics,%20finance,%20business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BK%5D%22\"\u003eK\u003c\/a\u003e], Public administration [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public administration\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20administration%20%5BJPP%5D%22\"\u003eJPP\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265377980696,"sku":"9781009001397","price":17.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009001397i_dd331963-9f22-418b-a5d8-65cdd4f8eaa7.jpg?v=1696781781","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/can-blockchain-solve-the-hold-up-problem-in-contracts-paperback-9781009001397","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}