Debated Damages.

Cover -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An economic approach to damageand damages -- 2.1 Damage and full compensation -- 2.2 Pecuniary and non-pecuniary losses -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 Insurance theory -- 2.2.3 Ex ante care measures -- 3 Pain and suffering damages for personal injuries -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Difficulties in assessing pain and suffering damages -- 3.3 Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) -- 3.4 Examples of QALY-based pain and suffering damages -- 3.4.1 Non-complicated fractures -- 3.4.2 Loss of an eye -- 3.4.3 Deafness of young children -- 3.4.4 Other examples -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 Affection damages -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The draft bill from May 2014 -- 4.3 An economic perspective on affection damages -- 5 Mass damages -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Mass litigation from an economic perspective -- 5.2.1 Benefits of mass litigation -- 5.2.2 Challenges of mass litigation -- 5.3 Evaluation of the current Dutch situation -- 5.4 Evaluation of the proposed draft bill from July 2014 -- 6 Words of thanks and closing -- REFERENCES.

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