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Nothing But The Truth? Experiments On Adversarial Competition, Expert Testimony, And Decision Making, Cheryl Boudreau, Mathew D. Mccubbins
Nothing But The Truth? Experiments On Adversarial Competition, Expert Testimony, And Decision Making, Cheryl Boudreau, Mathew D. Mccubbins
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Many scholars debate whether a competition between experts in legal, political, or economic contexts elicits truthful information and, in turn, enables people to make informed decisions. Thus, we analyze experimentally the conditions under which competition between experts induces the experts to make truthful statements and enables jurors listening to these statements to improve their decisions. Our results demonstrate that, contrary to game theoretic predictions and contrary to critics of our adversarial legal system, competition induces enough truth telling to allow jurors to improve their decisions. Then, when we impose additional institutions (such as penalties for lying or the threat of …
What's Wrong With Litigation-Driven Science? An Essay In Legal Epistemology, Susan Haack
What's Wrong With Litigation-Driven Science? An Essay In Legal Epistemology, Susan Haack
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Of Truth, In Science And In Law, Susan Haack
Science, Intersubjective Validity, And Judicial Legitimacy, Richard B. Katskee
Science, Intersubjective Validity, And Judicial Legitimacy, Richard B. Katskee
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