Court politics: The political economy of tort awards

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 157-188

  Tabarrok, Alexander ^a   Helland, Eric ^a  

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EID: 0033479009     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/467421     Document Type: Review

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