2025
Eviction Reduction Policies
Matthew Estes
I study the relationship between two court policies on default eviction. Exploiting the court assignment mechanism and an expansion to the number of courts, I estimate the effect of distance-to-court on eviction outcomes.
Eviction Reduction Policies
Matthew Estes
I study the relationship between two court policies on default eviction. Exploiting the court assignment mechanism and an expansion to the number of courts, I estimate the effect of distance-to-court on eviction outcomes.
Courting the Academy
Matthew Estes, Ransi Clark
We study the relationship between judicial mentions and academic citations for two legal movements: legal realism and originalism. We find positive effects for the realists, but do not identify the sign of the effect for the originalists.
Courting the Academy
Matthew Estes, Ransi Clark
We study the relationship between judicial mentions and academic citations for two legal movements: legal realism and originalism. We find positive effects for the realists, but do not identify the sign of the effect for the originalists.
Justice Divided, Justice Denied?
Matthew Estes, Kyle Nelson
We collect eviction records to test whether court assignment effects the default eviction probability in LA County. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find point estimates between 0.7-23.1 percentage points.
Justice Divided, Justice Denied?
Matthew Estes, Kyle Nelson
We collect eviction records to test whether court assignment effects the default eviction probability in LA County. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find point estimates between 0.7-23.1 percentage points.