A Study of Political Activism in Labour Courts

James Booth; Ben FREYENS

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2014.03.024

A Study of Political Activism in Labour Courts

James Booth, Ben FREYENS

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We analyse 1234 judicial decisions to estimate political activism amongst judges arbitrating dismissal disputes in Australian labour courts. The political colour of the appointing political party and judges’ work background affect probability of employee success by about 10% points.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	370-373
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economic Letters
Volume	123
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.03.024
Publication status	Published - 2014

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