Discussion paper

DP4123 A Strategic Interpretation of Legal Transplants

In this Paper we provide a strategic explanation for the spontaneous convergence of legal rules, which nevertheless falls short of harmonization across jurisdictions. We identify a free-riding problem and discuss its implications for legal culture, integration, and harmonization. It is argued that harmonization of legal rules by a central authority in order to generate a uniform legal culture could be the response to a coordination failure. It could also be a serious policy mistake, however, leaving everybody worse off. The result depends crucially on the relative benefits and costs of importing and integrating different legal orders.

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Citation

Garoupa, N and A Ogus (2003), ‘DP4123 A Strategic Interpretation of Legal Transplants‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4123. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp4123