Predicting Securities Fraud Settlements and Amounts: A Hierarchical Bayesian Model of Federal Securities Class Action Lawsuits

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 482-510

  Mcshane, Blakeley B ^a   Watson, Oliver P ^b   Baker, Tom ^c   Griffith, Sean J ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Juridigm Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^d FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870345184     PISSN: 17401453     EISSN: 17401461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2012.01260.x     Document Type: Article

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