The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial Decisions
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- Anna Bindler & Randi Hjalmarsson, 2020. "The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial Decisions," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 63(2), pages 297-339.
- Bindler, Anna L & Hjalmarsson, Randi, 2019. "The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial Decisions," CEPR Discussion Papers 14067, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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- Bindler, Anna & Hjalmarsson, Randi, 2019.
"The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on Crime,"
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- Bindler, Anna L & Hjalmarsson, Randi, 2019. "The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on Crime," CEPR Discussion Papers 14068, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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gender; gender gap; crime; verdict; sentencing; discrimination; history;JEL classification:
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- K14 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Criminal Law
- K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
- N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2019-11-04 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-GEN-2019-11-04 (Gender)
- NEP-HIS-2019-11-04 (Business, Economic & Financial History)
- NEP-LAW-2019-11-04 (Law & Economics)
- NEP-URE-2019-11-04 (Urban & Real Estate Economics)
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