A study of political activism in labour courts

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 123
Issue: 3
Pages: 370-373

Authors (2)

Booth, James Francis (not in RePEc) Freyens, Benoit Pierre (University of Canberra)

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0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

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Abstract

We analyse 1234 judicial decisions to estimate political activism amongst judges arbitrating dismissal disputes in Australian labour courts. The political colour of the appointing political party and judges’ work background affect probability of employee success by about 10% points.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:123:y:2014:i:3:p:370-373
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25