Standards of Proof and Civil Litigation: A Game-Theoretic Analysis
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Keywords
litigation; standard of proof; litigation contest functions;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
- K10 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - General (Constitutional Law)
- K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
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