Friday, April 11, 2008

Gender Differentials in Judicial Proceedings: field evidence from housing related cases in Uruguay

"Using micro data on judicial proceedings in Uruguay we present evidence that female defendants receive a more favorably treatment in courts than male defendants. This is due to longer foreclosure proceedings and higher probabilities of being granted extensions in evictions and dispossessions for female defendants." Source: U.C. Berkeley Program in Law & Economics.


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