Fairness Crowded Out by Law
An Experimental Study on Withdrawal Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24058507 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georg Borges (0009-0001-3060-6543), Bernd Irlenbusch (0000-0002-3433-2826) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 163 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-101 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics JITE (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0932-4569 • E-ISSN: 1614-0559 |
| Publisher | Mohr Siebeck (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1628/093245607780181937 |
| OpenAlex | W1982207974 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Withdrawal rights protect buyers in distance selling, for example when ordering via the Internet. After introducing such a law in Germany the proportion of returned goods drastically increased although most sellers had already offered a return option before. We experimentally investigate scenarios in which sellers can voluntarily offer a withdrawal right. In a second treatment it is provided by law. We find indications that a voluntary provision is perceived as friendly, so that buyers reciprocate by not exploiting sellers too heavily. A third treatment reveals that small return costs for buyers have only a marginal influence on withdrawal behaviour.
Business · Economics · Internet privacy · Law and economics · Marginal utility · Microeconomics · Political science · The Internet · Third party · Turnover · Auction Theory and Applications · Computer Science · Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing · Digital Platforms and Economics · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |