An empirical test of the rational-actor theory of litigation

The Journal of Politics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 1119-1129

  Songer, Donald R ^a   Cameron, Charles M ^b   Segal, Jeffrey A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84974509549     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960404     Document Type: Article

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