Empirical studies of representative litigation

Research Handbook on the Economics of Corporate Law

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 152-169

  Thomas, Randall S ^a,b,c   Thompson, Robert B ^d  

^a Law and Business Program   (United States)

^b LLM Program   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84881895487     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781005217.00016     Document Type: Chapter

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