Echazu, Luciana; Garoupa, Nuno - In: International Review of Law and Economics 32 (2012) 2, pp. 233-241
In this paper we consider the potential effects that the application of a loser-pays-all rule may have on criminal litigation, including the decision to prosecute, criminal deterrence and legal error. We find that the effects of fee shifting on deterrence and on miscarriage of justice go in...