Scaling Jurors: A Revealed Preference Approach

• In Event: Preferences and Estimation

Brief Overview

We study demographics and voir dire answers as determinants of juror preferences for conviction (their pro-prosecution lean). Using data from 87 Mississippi trials (1993-2012), we structurally estimate a semi-parametric model of jury selection.

Authors

• Michael Gibilisco, Caltech

• Joanna Nanami Huey, University of Southern California