How fast do old judges slow down? A life cycle study of aging and productivity in the Federal Court of Australia

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-164

  Smyth, Russell ^a   Bhattacharya, Mita ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Federal Court of Australia; Judicial productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041382739     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8188(03)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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