Nine points of the law: evidentiary rules and the costs of litigation

B-Tier
Journal: Public Choice
Year: 2012
Volume: 153
Issue: 3
Pages: 279-285

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

If the defendant in a lawsuit is better informed than the plaintiff about the value of damages that could potentially be assigned by the court, biasing the burden of proof toward the plaintiff may lower aggregate efficiency losses from litigation. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

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RePEc Handle
repec:kap:pubcho:v:153:y:2012:i:3:p:279-285
Journal Field
Public
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29