@article{Duke:15833, recid = {15833}, author = {Duke, Joshua M. and Jost, Ryan P.}, title = {THE MEDIATION OF VARIANCE CONFLICTS: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION}, address = {2000}, number = {1592-2016-134299}, series = {FREC Staff Paper SP00-01}, pages = {21}, year = {2000}, abstract = {Since 1982, the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware has promoted mediation, which attempts to resolve filed conflicts prior to trial. This paper evaluates how spatial land-use conflicts channel through mediation and litigation. Data suggest that mediations fail because one of the key disputing parties does not play a direct role in mediation and litigation. The data then inform a predictive model of litigated outcomes in which disputants share in the responsibility for conflict. By alleviating some of the uncertainty of litigation and proposing win-win, mediated outcomes, the model may be used facilitate future mediations.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/15833}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.15833}, }