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Abstract

Adhesion contracts are commonly viewed with suspicion by lawyers. They point to the fact that the clauses in those agreements usually favor the seller disproportionably. This article aims to understand this alleged pro-seller bias from an economic standpoint. Four theories have been analyzed. First, the hypothesis that adhesion contracts are the result of market power of the drafting party; second, the assumption that there is an asymmetry of information between consumers and sellers; third, the idea that consumers suffer from cognitive biases that prevent them the proper assessment of non-salient terms; fourth, the notion that suppliers -but not consumers - are concerned about their reputation in the market, what leads them to write contracts that protect from opportunistic consumers. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
O Favorecimento do Vendedor em Contratos de Adesão
Author
Guarisse, João Francisco Menegol; Becker, Bruno Bastos
Pages
155-169
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Jan-Jun 2011
Publisher
Universidade Católica de Brasília UCB
e-ISSN
21780587
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1220417191
Copyright
Copyright Universidade Católica de Brasília UCB Jan-Jun 2011