Gravelle (1990) has shown that delay works as measure of the excess of demand characterizing a judicial system. In this paper we adapt the Gravelle's argument to the Italian judicial system in order to verify whether it works, in the sense that delay discourages potential plaintiffs from...

The legal system can be treated as a large market where justice is traded in terms of legal disputes. Empirical evidence underlines that demand for legal assistance raises over time, despite high costs connected to filing, not only in Italy but also elsewhere in Europe. Moreover, the demand for...

The existing literature on conflicts extensively argues that countries may find a peaceful settlement, in which they renounce fighting. In this paper we try to formalize a model, in which countries focus on a different and more attractive solution for their disputes. More specifically, we the...