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Journal of the Korean Econometric Society

A Model of Infinitely Repeated Litigation with Correlated Decisions

Vol.21, No.4, December , 47–58



  •   (Department of Economics, Seoul National University)

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Abstract  

This paper considers a model of repeated litigation in which a single long-lived defendant faces an infinite sequence of short-lived plaintiffs. Court decisions are correlated across periods, rejecting the presence of precedent effects. We derive unique Markov perfect equilibrium payoffs for the long-lived defendant, and compare them to the predictions of a corresponding two-period benchmark model.


Keywords
   Repeated litigation, Correlated court decision, Markov perfect equilibrium

JEL classification codes
   C73, C78, K41
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