Frivolous Suits In The Infinitely-Repeated Litigation Game With Uncertainty
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Keywords
frivolous suit; negative expected value suit; uncertainty; time cost; settlement; American rule; British rule;All these keywords.
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- K4 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
- H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
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