Plausibly Exogenous [1866] - Suits (03/13/2025)

LHS Variable
Confidence in the merits of the side that the lawyer is advocating

RHS Variable
Participation in advocacy

Source of Exogenous Variation
Random assignment of participants in moot court competitions at four U.S. law schools over 2 years

- Eigen and Listokin (2012), “Do lawyers really believe their own hype, and should they? A natural experiment”