Does fact-finding promote settlement? Theory and a test

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 401-416

  Dickinson, David L ^a   Hunnicutt, Lynn ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24144432304     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbi027     Document Type: Review

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