Poorer Counties Award More to Plaintiffs

Justice isn't free--or unbiased.

The poorer the county in which a case is heard, the the larger the monetary award going to the plaintiff, even when controlling for case characteristics.

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GDPR Decreased Investment in New Ventures
Causal Design
Labor Regulations Associated with Bad Management
Correlation
GDPR Harms Digital Commerce
Causal Design
Minimum Wage Increases Crime
Causal Design
Driving Restrictions Worsened Air Pollution
Causal Design
Government Surveillance Exerts a Chilling Effect
Correlation
Decentralized Productivity Buries Central Planning
Descriptive Statistic
Net Migration From Least Free Metros
Correlation
Policy Uncertainty Reduces Employment
Causal Design
Curfews Cause Crime
Causal Design
Unfree Countries Have Dirtier Air
Correlation
US Prisons Don’t Rehabilitate
Descriptive Statistic
FEMA Aid Precedes Corruption Spike
Correlation
Government Debt has Exceeded World GDP for Decades
Descriptive Statistic
Well-being Improved After Government Collapse
Descriptive Statistic
Literacy Rates Lower in Less Free Countries
Correlation
Regulation and Trust in Internet are Uncorrelated
Correlation
Income Inequality Greatest in Least Free Countries
Correlation
Less Happiness in Least Free Countries
Correlation
Black Markets Common Where Corporate Taxes Highest
Correlation
Gender Pay Gap Largest in Economically Un-free Countries
Correlation
FDI Less Likely Where Corporate Taxes are High
Correlation
ADA Hurt Disabled Workers
Causal Design
Printing Money Tends to Generate Price Inflation
Correlation
Deforestation More Common in Least Free Countries
Correlation
Less Tolerance in Economically Unfree Countries
Correlation
Government Spending Didn’t Boost Test Scores
Correlation
Unemployment Highest in Least-free Metro Areas
Correlation
GDP Growth Rate Lower Where Gov Receipts Higher
Correlation
Voter Turnout Lower Where Media is Unfree
Correlation
During Prohibition, Americans Drank Harder Liquors
Descriptive Statistic
USPS Posts Massive Annual Losses
Descriptive Statistic
Least Free Countries Have Negative Growth Rates
Correlation
Money Supply Growth Accompanied by Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
Correlation
Land-use Restrictions & Expensive Housing Go Hand-in-hand
Correlation
Startups Rarest Where Corporate Taxes Highest
Correlation
“Ban-the-Box” Harms Hispanic Employment
Causal Design
Red-tape Correlated with Corruption
Correlation
Investment Lowest Where Corporate Taxes Highest
Correlation
Teen Employment Lowest Where Minimum Wage Highest
Correlation
Aid Associated with Slowing African Growth Rates
Correlation
Corruption Higher where Disaster Relief Higher
Correlation
Citizens Less Willing to Demonstrate Where Media is Unfree
Correlation
Genocides Deadlier than Wars
Descriptive Statistic
“Ban-the-box” Harms Black Employment
Causal Design
Alcohol Consumption Barely Fell During Prohibition
Descriptive Statistic
Citizens Know Least Where Media is Unfree
Correlation
Homicides Spiked During Prohibition
Descriptive Statistic
Poverty Level Unchanged Despite Increased Welfare Spending
Descriptive Statistic
Largest Aid Recipients Experienced Lowest Subsequent Growth Rates
Correlation
OSHA Didn’t Speed Decline in Workplace Deaths
Descriptive Statistic