Plausibly Exogenous [961] - Local Protectionism (09/16/2022)
LHS Variable
Local protectionism
RHS Variable
Judicial independence
Source of Exogenous Variation
Judicial independence reform in China with staggered roll-out since 2014, which removed local governments’ control over local courts’ financial and personnel decisions, thereby substantially improving local courts’ independence
- Liu, Peng, and Wang (2022), “Judicial Independence, Local Protectionism, and Economic Integration: Evidence from China”