The value of truth and the optimal standard of proof in legal disputes

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 343-359

  Davis, Michael L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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