Browsing by Author "Bayer, Patrick"

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    • A Jury of Her Peers: The Impact of the First Female Jurors on Criminal Convictions 

      Anwar, Shamena; Bayer, Patrick; Hjalmarsson, Randi (2016-02)
      This paper uses an original data set of more than 3000 cases from 1918 to 1926 in the Central Criminal Courts of London to study the effect of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919. Implemented in 1921, this Act ...

    • Politics in the Courtroom: Political Ideology and Jury Decision Making 

      Anwar, Shamena; Bayer, Patrick; Hjalmarsson, Randi (2015-05)
      This paper uses data from the Gothenburg District Court in Sweden and a research design that exploits the random assignment of politically appointed jurors (termed nämndemän) to make three contributions to the literature ...

    • Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences 

      Anwar, Shamena; Bayer, Patrick; Hjalmarsson, Randi (University of Gothenburg, 2021-03)
      We analyze the extent and consequences of unequal representation on juries in Harris County, Texas. We first document that residents from predominantly white and high-income neighborhoods are substantially over-represented ...