Plausibly Exogenous [1276] - Algorithmic Help (07/31/2023)
LHS Variable
Human decisions
RHS Variable
Algorithmic recommendations
Source of Exogenous Variation
Bail decisions in Kentucky from 2011 to 2013: judges making bail decisions received an algorithm’s predicted risk of pretrial misconduct for each case. Before June 2011, judges observed risk scores but were not given recommendations. However, in June 2011, judges began receiving recommendations, but only for cases with risk scores below a sharp cut-off.
- Albright (2023), “The Hidden Effects of Algorithmic Recommendations”