Do masculine names help female lawyers become judges? Evidence from South Carolina

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-133

  Coffey, Bentley ^a,c   McLaughlin, Patrick A ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c South University   (United States)

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EID: 69749124406     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahp008     Document Type: Article

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