Plausibly Exogenous [1528] - Court Speed (04/08/2024)
LHS Variable
Crime
RHS Variable
Speed of courts
Source of Exogenous Variation
A reform called Active Case Management (ACM) in Kenya, where judges are instructed to take more active control of their cases by organizing pre-trial conferences and setting up deadlines with the overall objective of reducing adjournments; i.e., postponements of hearings to later dates
- Chemin, Kimalu, and Newman-Bachand (2024), “Courts, Crime and Economic Performance: Evidence from a Judicial Reform in Kenya”