Sharing sequentially triggered losses: Automated conflict resolution through smart contracts

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When actions by one agent force another to deviate from their agreements with a third, "victim" turns into "injurer" in the chain's subsequent steps. Should the chain's initiator be responsible only for the direct harm they cause or also bear some of the indirect losses they trigger? Through an axiomatic approach, we characterize the class of fixed-fraction rules, which strike a balance between incentives for accident prevention on the one hand and fairness in terms of how liabilities are assigned on the other. Their simple design make the rules ideal for practical implementation through smart contracts, enabling automated con ict resolution.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IFRO Working Paper ; No. 2020/05

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Contract Law
• Subject: Sequential losses ; fair allocation ; smart contracts ; cost allocation

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Gudmundsson, Jens ; Hougaard, Jens Leth ; Ko, Chiu Yu
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO)
• (where): Copenhagen
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/267850
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET