The paper analyzes whether judges are influenced by labor market conditions when applying norms concerning the just cause in firing decisions. The model is tested enpirically on a sample of firing episodes in a large Itralina bank. The estimates confirm that judges tend to decide more likely pro-workers when the labor market conditions are worse.
Are Judges Biased by Labour Market Conditions?
POLO, MICHELE;
2003
Abstract
The paper analyzes whether judges are influenced by labor market conditions when applying norms concerning the just cause in firing decisions. The model is tested enpirically on a sample of firing episodes in a large Itralina bank. The estimates confirm that judges tend to decide more likely pro-workers when the labor market conditions are worse.
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