Litigation, experimentation, and reputation

被引:10
作者
Yang, BZ [1 ]
机构
[1] FLINDERS UNIV S AUSTRALIA,ADELAIDE,SA 5001,AUSTRALIA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0144-8188(96)00041-5
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper develops a multiple-plaintiff game with a correlation across plaintiffs' private information (damage levels). It argues that the defendant engages in experimentation to learn (or remain uninformed about) the plaintiffs' types and play tougher (or softer) in the initial case when another party may also have an interest in the suit. (C) 1996 by Elsevier Science Inc.
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页码:491 / 502
页数:12
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