Measuring Judicial Sentiment: Methods and Application to US Circuit Courts. (6th November 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Measuring Judicial Sentiment: Methods and Application to US Circuit Courts. (6th November 2021)
- Main Title:
- Measuring Judicial Sentiment: Methods and Application to US Circuit Courts
- Authors:
- Ash, Elliott
Chen, Daniel L.
Galletta, Sergio - Abstract:
- Abstract : This paper provides a general method for analysing the sentiments expressed in the language of judicial rulings. We apply natural language processing tools to the text of US appellate court opinions to extrapolate judges' sentiments (positive/good vs. negative/bad) towards a number of target social groups. We explore descriptively how these sentiments vary over time and across types of judges. In addition, we provide a method for using random assignment of judges in an instrumental variables framework to estimate causal effects of judges' sentiments. In an empirical application, we show that more positive sentiment influences future judges by increasing the likelihood of reversal but also increasing the number of forward citations.
- Is Part Of:
- Economica. Volume 89:Number 354(2022)
- Journal:
- Economica
- Issue:
- Volume 89:Number 354(2022)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 89, Issue 354 (2022)
- Year:
- 2022
- Volume:
- 89
- Issue:
- 354
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2022-0089-0354-0000
- Page Start:
- 362
- Page End:
- 376
- Publication Date:
- 2021-11-06
- Subjects:
- Economics -- Periodicals
330.05 - Journal URLs:
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1468-0335 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/ecca.12397 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0013-0427
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- Legaldeposit
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