The value of information in the court: Get it right, keep it tight

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 202-237

  Iaryczower, Matias ^a   Shum, Matthew ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84856845221     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.1.202     Document Type: Review

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