Legal effort and optimal legal expenses insurance
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2013.02.003
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Keywords
Insurance; Moral hazard; Legal effort; Conditional fee; Optimal contracts;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
- K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
- G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
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