Settlement probability asymmetries in the Swedish Labour Court

• Autores: Morgan Westéus
• Localización: European journal of law and economics, ISSN 0929-1261, Vol. 38, Nº 3, 2014, págs. 485-512
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper focuses on settlement probabilities for different types of representation within the Swedish Labour Court. Empirical estimates on a set of cases concerned with unjust dismissals show that private representatives are generally less likely to reach a settlement than their union counterparts. The settlement probabilities converge following court-mandated information disclosure, which suggests that information asymmetry is an important factor in explaining differences in settlement behaviour and that private negotiations are not sufficient in general.