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Examining the efficiency of the U.S. courts of appeals: Pathologies and prescriptions

Until recently (e.g. Lindquist, 2007), few studies have examined the factors that might affect aspects of judicial efficiency, including the time it takes a court to decide a case. In our analysis of a sample of U.S. Courts of Appeals decisions from 1971 to 1996, we examined a variety of potential causes of inefficiency, or pathologies, before suggesting a series of prescriptions.
Year of publication:
2012
Authors: Christensen, Robert K. ; Szmer, John
Published in:
International Review of Law and Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0144-8188. - Vol. 32.2012, 1, p. 30-37
Publisher: Elsevier
Type of publication: Article
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010571738
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