Do fee-shifting rules affect plaintiffs’ win rates? A theoretical and empirical analysis
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Plaintiff win rates; Fee-shifting rules; Court fees; Administrative courts; Judicial review; Judicial congestion rates;All these keywords.
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- K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
- K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
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