The appeals process and adjudicator incentives

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-29

  Shavell, Steven ^a,b  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33645323761     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500095     Document Type: Review

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