Split-Awards and Disputes: An Experimental Study of a Strategic Model of Litigation

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Claudia M. Landeo

University of Alberta - Department of Economics

Maxim Nikitin

Higher School of Economics

Linda Babcock

Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management

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Date Written: February 26, 2006

Abstract

This paper studies experimentally the impact of the split-award statute, where the state takes a share of the plaintiff's punitive damage award, on litigation outcomes. Our findings indicate that dispute rates are significantly lower when bargaining is performed under the split-award institution. Defendants' litigation losses and plaintiffs' net compensation are significantly reduced by the split-award statute.

Keywords: Settlement, bargaining, litigation, asymmetric information, experiments

JEL Classification: K41, C70, D82, C90

Suggested Citation

Landeo, Claudia M. and Nikitin, Maxim and Babcock, Linda C., Split-Awards and Disputes: An Experimental Study of a Strategic Model of Litigation (February 26, 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=587541 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.587541

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Maxim Nikitin

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Linda C. Babcock

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