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 damages4.1 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
