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The Effect of Learning Varies According to Locality: Micro Data Analysis of the Lawyer Market in Japan

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Yamamura, Eiji

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By using individual level data, this paper attempts to examine how and to what extent behavior and perception of those bringing lawsuit’s differ between large district courts (competitive lawyer market) and medium or small district ones (less competitive lawyer market). The major findings are; (1) in medium or small but not in large districts, trial experience discourages persons from employing a lawyer. (2) A natural person is less likely to employ a lawyer than a legal person in medium or small districts, but not in large ones. (3) The self-rated cost of searching for a lawyer is lower in large districts than small ones. It follows from these results that the lower competitive pressure in the lawyer markets in medium and small districts results in higher costs of employing a lawyer than is found in large districts.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 16338.

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Keywords: Learning; Lawyer market;

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K49 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Other
L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L88 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Government Policy

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  1. Nakazato, Minoru & Ramseyer, J. Mark & Rasmusen, Eric, 2006. "The Industrial Organization of the Japanese Bar: Levels and Determinants of Attorney Income," MPRA Paper 1444, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Eiji Yamamura, 2008. "The Market for Lawyers and Social Capital: Are Informal Rules a Substitute for Formal Ones?," Review of Law & Economics, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 4(1). [Downloadable!]
  3. Ramseyer, J Mark & Nakazato, Minoru, 1989. "The Rational Litigant: Settlement Amounts and Verdict Rates in Japan," Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press, vol. 18(2), pages 263-90, June.
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