Treble damages and the incentive to sue and settle

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 770-786

  Briggs III, Hugh C ^a   Huryn, Kathleen D ^a   McBride, Mark E ^a  

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EID: 0030375703     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555881     Document Type: Article

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