Do repeat players behave differently in Russia? Contractual and litigationbehavior of Russian enterprises

We examine whether Galanter's repeat player (RP) concept helps in decipheri ng the law-related behavior of Russian enterprises. We adapt the RP concept to the Russian context defining the Russian repeat player (RRP). Using dat a from 328 enterprises, we examine whether RRP-ness explains the use of pro tokols of disagreement, petitioning to freeze assets, contractual prepaymen t, and litigation activity. RRPs are very different from Galanter's RPs, ge nerally exhibiting less aggression and innovativeness, but suing other RRPs frequently. Examination of factors other than RRP-ness suggests the presen ce of lawyers is important in determining law-related activity, a result no t necessarily expected in Russia.