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    Hersch, Joni, 1956- (31)
    Viscusi, W. Kip (11)O'Connell, Jeffrey (2)Stratton, Leslie S. (2)Bullock, Blair Druhan (1)Del Rossi, Alison F. (1)Moran, Beverly I. (1)Reagan, Patricia B. (1)Stone, Joe A. (Joe Allan), 1948- (1)SubjectPay equity -- United States (4)Discrimination in employment -- United States (2)Exemplary damages -- United States (2)Housekeeping -- United States (2)Human skin color -- Economic aspects (2)Labor productivity (2)Law and economics (2)Medical personnel -- Malpractice -- United States (2)Payment -- United States (2)Smoking -- Law and legislation -- United States -- States (2)... View MoreDate Issued2010 - 2015 (8)2000 - 2009 (13)1990 - 1999 (8)1985 - 1989 (2)Has File(s)Yes (31)

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    Tort Liability Litigation Costs for Commercial Claims 

    Hersch, Joni, 1956-; Viscusi, W. Kip (American Law and Economics Review, 2007)
    This article analyzes tort liability litigation costs using the Texas Department of Insurance Commercial Liability Insurance Closed Claim database for the years 1988–2004. Insurer costs to defend claims in which a suit was ...
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    "New and Improved" Estimates of Qualification Discrimination 

    Hersch, Joni, 1956-; Stone, Joe A. (Joe Allan), 1948- (Southern Economic Journal, 1985)
    The early offer reform proposal for medical malpractice provides an option for claimants to receive prompt payment of all their net economic Losses and reasonable attorney fees. Using a Large sample of closed individual ...
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    Teen Smoking Behavior and the Regulatory Environment 

    Hersch, Joni, 1956- (Duke Law Journal, 1998)
    Professor Hersch argues that most state regulations aimed at fighting teen smoking have had little or no effect. She provides evidence that despite widespread age restrictions on purchasing tobacco, most teens do not ...
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    An Empirical Assessment of Early Offer Reform for Medical Malpractice 

    Hersch, Joni, 1956-; Viscusi, W. Kip; O'Connell, Jeffrey (Journal of Legal Studies, 2007)
    The early offer reform proposal for medical malpractice provides an option for claimants to receive prompt payment of all their net economic losses and reasonable attorney fees. Using a large sample of closed individual ...
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    Law and Economics as a Pillar of Legal Education 

    Viscusi, W. Kip; Hersch, Joni, 1956- (Review of Law and Economics, 2012)
    This paper reports the distribution of doctoral degrees in economics and in other fields among faculty at the 26 highest ranked law schools. Almost one-third of professors at the top 13 law schools have a Ph.D. degree, ...
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    Assessing the Insurance Role of Tort Liability After Calabresi 

    Viscusi, W. Kip; Hersch, Joni, 1956- (Law & Contemporary Problems, 2014)
    Calabresi’s theory of tort liability (1961) as a risk distribution mechanism established insurance as an objective of tort liability. Calabresi’s risk-spreading concept of tort has provided the impetus for much of the ...
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    The Use and Misuse of Econometric Evidence in Employment Discrimination Cases 

    Hersch, Joni, 1956-; Bullock, Blair Druhan (Washington & Lee Law Review, 2014)
    Experts routinely criticize three aspects of regression analyses presented by the opposing party in employment discrimination cases: omitted explanatory variables, sample size, and statistical significance. However, these ...
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    Allocating Responsibility for the Failure of Global Warming Policies 

    Viscusi, W. Kip; Hersch, Joni, 1956- (University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 2007)
    A recent series of climate change lawsuits has sought to mimic the "regulation through litigation" approach of the claims brought by the states against cigarette manufacturers. What is distinctive about the cigarette cases ...
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    Profiling the New Immigrant Worker: The Effects of Skin Color and Height 

    Hersch, Joni, 1956- (Journal of Labor Economics, 2008)
    Using data from the New Immigrant Survey 2003, this paper shows that skin color and height affect wages among new lawful immigrants to the U.S. controlling for education, English language proficiency, occupation in source ...
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    An Empirical Assessment of Early Offer Reform for Medical Malpractice 

    Viscusi, W. Kip; Hersch, Joni, 1956-; O'Connell, Jeffrey (Journal of Legal Studies, 2007)
    The early offer reform proposal for medical malpractice provides an option for claimants to receive prompt payment of all their net economic Losses and reasonable attorney fees. Using a Large sample of closed individual ...
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