This book provides an easy way for members of the legal profession to acquire a basic understanding of the most common methods that serve as the building blocks for empirical evidence in academic articles, policy briefs, and expert witness reports.
This book provides an easy way for members of the legal profession to acquire a basic understanding of the most common methods that serve as the building blocks for empirical evidence in academic articles, policy briefs, and expert witness reports.
Adam Chilton is a Professor of Law and the Walter Mander Research Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School. He currently serves as an editor of the Journal of Law and Economics. Professor Chilton's research focuses on using empirical methods to study international law, comparative law, and the American legal profession. Kyle Rozema is an Associate Professor and an Associate Editor of the American Law and Economics Review. His research interests are in understanding how legal institutions affect inequality.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Probability Chapter 2: Data and Statistics Chapter 3: Causal Inference and Experiments Chapter 4: Regression Chapter 5: Difference-in-Differences Chapter 6: Regression Discontinuity Chapter 7: Instrumental Variables Glossary
