Road Traffic Liability in China: A View from Law and Economics

In Road Traffic Liability in China: A View from Law and Economics, Yu Yan provides an in-depth analysis of the Chinese road traffic liability system, as well as other alternative accident prevention schemes from a view of law and economics. The analysis refers to the functioning of the system both on paper and in practice. The conclusion shows that the current Chinese traffic liability system can only achieve partial deterrence, and that the problems of under-compensation and insufficient risk-spreading seem to be serious, at least in the economically underdeveloped regions. Based on these findings, Yu Yan suggests specific legislative changes to be taken for the policymakers to improve the system.

Yu Yan obtained her Ph.D. in Law in 2018 in Institute for Transnational Legal Research (METRO) at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. She now works as a research fellow in School of Law at Xiamen University in China. She has published several articles and her research interest includes tort law, law and economics analysis of accident law, and insurance law.