The economics of a centralized judiciary: Uniformity, forum shopping, and the Federal Circuit

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-443

  Atkinson, Scott E ^a   Marco, Alan C ^b   Turner, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73349111298     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597561     Document Type: Article

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