Browsing by Author "Paige M. Skiba"

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    • An Empirical Examination of Consumer Litigation Funding 
      Xiao, Jean Yujing (2017-03-30)
      Department: Law and Economics
      This dissertation is the first work to empirically examine a growing type of credit for cash-constrained tort plaintiffs called consumer litigation funding (“CLF”), which takes the form of a nonrecourse loan. A plaintiff ...
    • Appearance Discrimination in Criminal Court 
      Frank, Hannah Jean (2019-03-22)
      Department: Law and Economics
      This dissertation examines the effect of various aspects of defendant appearance on criminal case outcomes. Chapter One uses an experimental vignette study to investigate the effect of defendant race on conviction rates ...
    • Concussions in Athletics: Risk-Taking Behavior, Compensation, and Legal Remedies 
      DeAngelis, Scott Andrew (2018-03-30)
      Department: Law and Economics
      This dissertation seeks to shed further light on the issue of concussions in athletics—a topic that has garnered increased attention over the past decade. Chapter 1 examines youth sports concussion laws, which have now ...
    • Evaluating the Impact of Monitoring and Enforcement in the Clean Air Act 
      Lim, Jinghui (2013-07-26)
      Department: Law and Economics
      Although Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963 to promote public health and welfare, there has been relatively little research into the effectiveness of its monitoring and enforcement. This dissertation investigates ...