| Description |
This Article uses game theory to analyze the public-private partnership created by the civil FCA. Because of the FCA's enormous success in detecting and deterring white collar crimes, and its prospect for detecting and deterring even more,7 understanding this partnership is important. Part II of this Article provides a brief overview of the civil FCA, focusing on the unusual public-private dynamic created by the Act. Part III highlights basic principles of game theory, identifying two game theory concepts especially pertinent to FCA practice: iterated, or repeated, games and game-playing within close-knit groups. Part IV applies these game theory concepts to the partnership created by the civil FCA and concludes by offering suggestions for optimal strategies to be pursued by the players in the FCA game. (Description from Source) |