Procedural events, judge characteristics, and the timing of settlement
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Settlement; Case duration; Competing risks; Procedural events; Judge characteristics;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
- K15 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Civil Law; Common Law
- D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
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