Errors in Judicial Decisions: Experimental Results
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Extraneous factors in judicial decisions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization
سال: 2011
ISSN: 8756-6222,1465-7341
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewq019