Female judges and in-group bias in labor courts

Raphael Corbi (), Rafael Ferreira (), Jaqueline Oliveira () and Danilo Souza ()
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Raphael Corbi: University of Sao Paulo
Rafael Ferreira: University of Sao Paulo
Jaqueline Oliveira: Rhodes College
Danilo Souza: Insper

Economics Bulletin, 2021, vol. 41, issue 3, 1313-1321

Abstract: Does judge gender influence the outcome of sentences in labor courts? We address this question using data on judges, defendants (firms), and plaintiffs (workers) from labor court cases of São Paulo state, Brazil, spanning from 2006 to 2015. Exploiting the random assignment of judges to cases, we document that female judges are more likely to rule in favor of companies than male judges, and that this gap is larger when the plaintiff is female.

Keywords: Gender bias; Judicial outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-09-16
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