We conduct an experimental analysis of signaling games using three models of arbitration. In the signaling model, the informed party in the dispute makes a settlement demand to the uninformed party. In conventional arbitration (CA), the arbitrator is free to impose her preferred settlement. In...

Religious arbitration is on the rise in the United States. Particularly noteworthy is its expansion beyond disputes that are confined to a particular congregation: religious arbitration can now be found in the commercial context, binding customers of religious proprietors and other...

The law of taxation is usually one of the hardest fields of law, whether for law students or even practitioners. That fact does not change much when combining taxation with arbitration, but it actually becomes harder and more intricate, the first and main question that always come to mind is...

Courts responded to COVID-19 by going remote. In early 2020, as lockdown orders swept through the country, virtual hearings—which once were rare—became common. This shift generated fierce debate about how video trials differ from in-person proceedings. Now, though, most courts have reopened,...

This Perspective considers the lessons that can be drawn from existing ISDS provisions for conciliation and mediation, and suggests improvements that can be made to future ISDS provisions. It also recommends that institutions produce guidance or templates to facilitate mediation or conciliation...

The disputes over corporate credit bonds involve a high level of professionalism and a wide variety of parties. Their proper resolution is essential to maintaining the capital market order and protecting market participants’ rights and interests. Arbitration has the advantages of autonomy,...

International arbitration is deeply rooted in party autonomy. Parties are free to decide whether they want to resolve their disputes by arbitration at all; how the arbitral proceedings should be conducted; and who their adjudicators should be. While parties to state court litigation may be able to...

Arbitration is changing American law and its justice system. Critics argue that arbitration leads to claim suppression. Proponents contend that it is cheaper and less formal. These claims, particularly claim suppression, have not been empirically tested. Whether and how arbitration impacts...

This study analyzes a new set of data on the decisions of conventional arbitrators. The main goal is to draw inferences about the extent to which conventional arbitration decisions are fashioned as mechanical compromises of the parties' final offers, without reference to the exogenous facts...

Online labor platforms provide freelancers the opportunity to work for clients on a project basis. However, disputes can occur as a result of the platform users' attempts to game the system, disagreement on the work quality or uncertainty of the quality outcomes. Traditionally, the dispute would...