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dc.titleGender Differentials in Judicial Proceedings: Field Evidence from Housing-Related Cases in Uruguay
dc.contributor.authorGandelman, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorGandelman, Néstor
dc.contributor.authorRothschild, Julie
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.date.available2011-09-25T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2008-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractUsing micro data on judicial proceedings in Uruguay, this paper presents evidence that female defendants receive more favorable treatment in courts than male defendants. This is due to longer foreclosure proceedings and higher probabilities of being granted extensions in evictions and dispossessions for female defendants.
dc.format.extent21
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011261
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Gender-Differentials-in-Judicial-Proceedings-Field-Evidence-from-Housing-Related-Cases-in-Uruguay.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectHousing
dc.subjectJustice Administration
dc.subject.keywordshousing, judicial discretion, administration of justice, Uruguay, Latin American Research Network
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationUR-N1023
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