The empirical estimation of the cost-minimizing jury size and voting rule in civil trials

Kerry A. King and Todd M. Nesbit

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, vol. 71, issue 2, pages 463-472

Abstract: Since the early 1970s, the literature examining the court system has placed much emphasis on the importance of the jury size and voting rule when analyzing the jury decision-making process. In addition, researchers have also used deductive reasoning to theoretically determine the cost-minimizing jury size and voting rule with regards to Type I and Type II errors. In this paper, we take this analysis one step further by empirically estimating the cost-minimizing jury size and voting rule in civil jury trials.

Keywords: Civil; trial; Jury; size; Voting; rule (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009

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