Law and Economics of Enforcing European Consumer Law

Jun. Prof. Dr. Franziska Weber is Junior Professor for Civil Law and Law and Economics at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

’Until recently, consumer policy has mainly focussed on enabling consumer choice by requiring traders to inform consumers properly. Whether this policy is actually effective has not obtained much attention. This topical book fills that gap by focussing on the enforcement of consumer protection laws from the perspective of law and economics.’ Marco B.M. Loos, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands 'Weber’s study - very convincingly - advocates a mixture of public and private law elements for the enforcement of consumer rights. The selected cases offer wonderful examples of the various objectives which legislatures must keep in mind, and her profound economic analysis offers well-balanced solutions which should be taken into account by lawmakers when considering new efforts for the protection of consumer rights.' Astrid Stadler, University of Konstanz, Germany

• Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Optimal Enforcement Mixes (Analysis); Chapter 2 Existing Enforcement Mechanisms; Chapter 3 Framework to Assess Enforcement Designs; Chapter 4 Assessing Strengths and Weaknesses of Existing Law Enforcement Systems; Chapter 5 Combining Enforcement Mechanisms Efficiently for Specific Case Scenarios; Part 2 Country Studies (Comparison); Chapter 6 The Netherlands; Chapter 7 Sweden; Chapter 8 England; Part 3 Conclusions; Chapter 9 Conclusions;