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Completed Papers

Hate Speech and Fake News on Social Media: An analysis of hate speech and fake news among Twitter users in Nigeria.

Judges and the Socratic Method in Peru: A study investigating the use of the Socratic Method by judges in Peru.

Name Letter Effects in Judicial Outcomes: An analysis of name letter effects in judicial outcomes.

Political Conflict in the Courtroom in the United States: A study observing the effect of prosecutors and judges with clashing political ideologies on judicial sentences.

Ramadan and Sentencing in Pakistan: An analysis exploring how Ramadan fasting influences sentencing decisions in Pakistan, specifically inducing more lenient decisions.

Representativity of Justice: A study examining the role of religion, caste, and gender in the high court of Bihar and their impact on the representativeness of justice.

COVID-19 and Incarceration in the United States: A study of whether detention for alleged offenses that can be safely managed without incarceration is harming public safety and health.

Gender Rights in Pakistan: A study of the effectiveness of training teachers in women’s rights, focusing on the increase in support for women’s rights among both teachers and students, as well as the reduction of discrimination.

Ongoing Projects

Bias in Prosecutors in the United States: A study that examines whether there is any racial bias in the behavior (screening/sentencing) of screening and trial prosecutors.

Economics Training for Judges and Bias in the United States: An analysis of the impact of the Manne economics training program for judges on their sentencing behavior across racial and gender groups is studied.

Empathy Training of the Judiciary: A study in which members of the Indian Judiciary undergo empathy training through a game called Game of Justice.

Gender and In-Group Judicial Bias: An analysis of gender and in-group bias in case decisions in Kenya.

In-Group Bias in the Indian Judiciary: A study that explores whether defendant outcomes are affected by assignment to a judge with a similar identity, using evidence from 5 million criminal cases.

Asylum Decisions in the United States: A study predicting the final outcome of asylum cases at the time the case opens, using only information on the identity of the judge handling the case and the applicant’s nationality.

Training for Court Officials in Peru: An analysis of the impact of different types of training for judges and prosecutors in Peru on learning outcomes, professional performance, and litigant outcomes.