SFB 303 Discussion Paper No. A - 141

Author: Schweizer, Urs
Title: Litigation and Settlement under Two-Sided Incomplete Information
Abstract: This paper deals with a simple game of litigation and settlement with incomplete information. Parties are assumed to have the choice between settling their dispute out of court and resorting to costly litigation. The set of sequential equilibria is characterized and conditions are given under which an efficient equilibrium does exist. Efficient equilibria, however, will be ruled out by various tests of refinement. A comparative statics analysis is carried out with respect to the quality of private information which parties are assumed to receive before any moves have to be made.
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Creation-Date: November 1987
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