Where judicial systems guarantee the enforcement of rights, creditors are more likely to lend, firms are dissuaded from opportunistic behaviour, transaction costs are reduced and innovative businesses which often rely on intangible assets (e.g. intellectual property rights) are more likely to invest.
Kui kohtussteemiga on tagatud iguste kaitsmine, annavad vlausaldajad tenoliselt paremini laenu, vheneb ettevtjate soov kituda oma majanduslikes suhetes omakasupdlikult, alanevad tehingukulud ning investeeritakse rohkem innovaatilistesse ettevtetesse, mis sageli tuginevad immateriaalsele varale, niteks intellektuaalomandi igustele.