The Role of Justice in Development : The Data Revolution

This paper summarizes the empirical evidence on the role of justice in economic development, conflict, and trust in institutions. It finds that justice institutions play a significant role in economic development, particularly through their impact...

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Main Authors: Ramos Maqueda, Manuel, Chen, Daniel L.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/423061624976141321/The-Role-of-Justice-in-Development-The-Data-Revolution
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spelling okr-10986-358912021-07-02T05:10:57Z The Role of Justice in Development : The Data Revolution Ramos Maqueda, Manuel Chen, Daniel L. RULE OF LAW LEGAL INSTITUTIONS ACCESS TO JUSTICE GOVERNANCE This paper summarizes the empirical evidence on the role of justice in economic development, conflict, and trust in institutions. It finds that justice institutions play a significant role in economic development, particularly through their impact on credit markets and firm growth, the protection of vulnerable populations, their capacity to deter violence, and their influence over people’s trust in formal institutions. The paper then considers the promise of administrative data, machine learning, and randomized controlled trials to enhance the efficiency, access, and quality of justice. The paper concludes by discussing new avenues for research and the potential for data to improve the functioning of justice systems in the age of COVID-19. 2021-07-01T14:50:26Z 2021-07-01T14:50:26Z 2021-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/423061624976141321/The-Role-of-Justice-in-Development-The-Data-Revolution http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35891 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9720 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic RULE OF LAW
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
GOVERNANCE
spellingShingle RULE OF LAW
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
GOVERNANCE
Ramos Maqueda, Manuel
Chen, Daniel L.
The Role of Justice in Development : The Data Revolution
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9720
description This paper summarizes the empirical evidence on the role of justice in economic development, conflict, and trust in institutions. It finds that justice institutions play a significant role in economic development, particularly through their impact on credit markets and firm growth, the protection of vulnerable populations, their capacity to deter violence, and their influence over people’s trust in formal institutions. The paper then considers the promise of administrative data, machine learning, and randomized controlled trials to enhance the efficiency, access, and quality of justice. The paper concludes by discussing new avenues for research and the potential for data to improve the functioning of justice systems in the age of COVID-19.
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author Ramos Maqueda, Manuel
Chen, Daniel L.
author_facet Ramos Maqueda, Manuel
Chen, Daniel L.
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title The Role of Justice in Development : The Data Revolution
title_short The Role of Justice in Development : The Data Revolution
title_full The Role of Justice in Development : The Data Revolution
title_fullStr The Role of Justice in Development : The Data Revolution
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Justice in Development : The Data Revolution
title_sort role of justice in development : the data revolution
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/423061624976141321/The-Role-of-Justice-in-Development-The-Data-Revolution
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35891
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