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An Efficiency Analysis of Conciliation Activities in French Courts

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  • Matthieu Belarouci
  • Nicolas Vaillant
  • François-Charles Wolff

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This paper considers a DEA bad-output framework to assess the efficiency of court settlement activities and examine how efficiency depends on both the characteristics of the conciliators and institutional factors. The empirical analysis relies on court level data of conciliation activities in French civil magistrate courts between 2010 and 2017. Results show that efficiency is positively related to factors that foster the demand for settlement, as well as trial delay and judges? caseload. The most efficient courts are more prone to include conciliation in the judicial circuit. Besides, the professional background and previous experience of conciliators are positively related to efficiency. JEL codes : K15, K40, K41

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  • Matthieu Belarouci & Nicolas Vaillant & François-Charles Wolff, 2023. "An Efficiency Analysis of Conciliation Activities in French Courts," Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz, vol. 133(2), pages 301-331.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:repdal:redp_332_0301
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    Keywords

    settlement; conciliation; courts efficiency; French civil proceedings; number of hearings; delay of justice;
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    JEL classification:

    • K15 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Civil Law; Common Law
    • K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
    • K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process

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