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about the extent to which conventional arbitration decisions are fashioned as mechanical compromises of the parties' final … in the arbitration decisions, this evidence of mechanical compromise behavior should be viewed as characterizing the … overall operation of conventional arbitration mechanisms and not the behavior of individual arbitrators in any particular case …
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We test for the presence of an addictive effect of arbitration (positive state dependence) using data both from a … view that use of arbitration per se leads to state dependence either through reducing uncertainty about the arbitral … explanation for any positive state dependence we find in the British Columbia field data must lie in an aspect of the arbitration …
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about the extent to which conventional arbitration decisions are fashioned as mechanical compromises of the parties' final … in the arbitration decisions, this evidence of mechanical compromise behavior should be viewed as characterizing the … overall operation of conventional arbitration mechanisms and not the behavior of individual arbitrators in any particular case …
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This paper presents the first systematic theoretical and empirical study of high-low agreements in civil litigation. A high-low agreement is a private contract that, if signed by litigants before the conclusion of a trial, constrains any plaintiff recovery to a specified range. Whereas existing...
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Can raising awareness of racial bias subsequently reduce that bias? We address this question by exploiting the widespread media attention highlighting racial bias among professional basketball referees that occurred in May 2007 following the release of an academic study. Using new data, we...
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in wage disputes that were settled by final-offer arbitration in New Jersey. The paper also reports briefly on similar … agreeing not to hire lawyers is cheaper and does not appear to alter arbitration outcomes …
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Recent research on the economics of patents is surveyed. The topics covered include theoretical and empirical evidence on patents as an incentive for innovation, the effectiveness of patents for invention disclosure, patent valuation, and what we know about the design of patent systems. We also...
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understanding of principal-agent interactions, social preferences, union-firm bargaining, arbitration, gender differentials …
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arbitration. We document how the selection process impacts arbitration outcomes by studying roughly 9,000 consumer arbitration … cases in the securities industry. Securities disputes present a good laboratory: arbitration is mandatory for all disputes … only if chosen; and the selection mechanism is similar to other major arbitration forums. We document three facts. First …
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A number of recent antitrust lawsuits have been settled with discount contracts in which the defendants agree in the future to sell to the plaintiffs at a discount off of the price they offer to other buyers. Economists often object to such settlements, arguing that the sellers will partially or...
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