Delay and settlement in litigation

Economic Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 457, 1999, Pages 476-491

  Fenn, Paul ^a   Rickman, Neil ^a  

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EID: 0042874573     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00458     Document Type: Article

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