Empirical analysis of civil litigation determinants: The Case of Spain

Virginia Rosales () and Dolores Jiménez-Rubio ()
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Virginia Rosales: Universidad de Granada
Dolores Jiménez-Rubio: Universidad de Granada
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European Journal of Law and Economics, 2017, vol. 44, issue 2, No 7, 338 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper analyses the determinants of civil litigation in Spain drawing on the Law and Economics approach. Using a panel data for 50 Spanish provinces, this study makes a first exploratory approach to empirically investigate the effect of the 2000 Civil Procedural Law Reform on the demand for civil justice over the period 1995–2010, controlling for other determinants of litigation such as the economic growth, the expansion of the Bar, the number of judges, and other socio-demographic characteristics. According to the results, the growing number of civil cases filed in Spain in recent years seems to be a consequence of the combination of the law reform, relevant socio-economic factors, and most importantly the economic recession.

Keywords: Civil litigation; Law reform; Legal process; Litigation determinants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K40 K41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s10657-016-9543-2

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