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人大国发院“理论与政策”研讨会 （第195期） Do Judges Exhibit Gender Bias? Evidence from the Universe of Divorce Cases in China 主 讲：宋 弘（复旦大学经济学院） 主 持：刘瑞明（中国人民大学国家发展与战略研究院） 时 间：2024年6月28日（星期五）14:30-15:30 地 点：立德教学楼11层1133会议室 特邀点评嘉宾：刘 宏（中国人民大学劳动人事学院） 报告摘要： Does gender identity affect judicial decisions? This paper provides novel evidence of in-group gender bias in the judicial decisions for almost all the divorce cases in China.Exploiting the effectively random assignment of cases to judges, the analysis finds that a claim with a male plaintiff is 3.9% more likely to be accepted if it is randomly assigned to a male judge as opposed to a female judge. Further analysis indicate that compared with institutions, culture and attitudes might be more important determinants of the gender
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