Journal of Law & Economics

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Law & Economics is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Front Matter63
Exclusion of Extreme Jurors and Minority Representation: The Effect of Jury Selection Procedures49
Intimate Partner Violence and Income: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit35
Does Uber Benefit Travelers by Price Discrimination?18
The Complicated Simple Economics of Vertical Mergers17
How Court Mitigation of Jail Overcrowding Affects Homicides16
Does Strengthening the Property Rights of Employee-Inventors Spur Innovation? Empirical Evidence on Freedom-to-Create Laws Passed by US States15
Rule Breaking, Honesty, and Migration14
Liquidity Effects of Litigation Risk: Evidence from a Legal Shock13
Multidimensionality of Landownership among Men and Women in Sub-Saharan Africa12
Creditors’ Rights, Threat of Liquidation, and the Labor and Capital Choices of Firms11
Hidden Wealth and Automatic Information Sharing11
Growing Awareness to Reduce Labor Abuse: An Experimental Test of a Migrant Domestic Workers’ Rights Awareness Campaign11
Is Direct Democracy Good or Bad for Corporations and Unions?9
Merger Control in Retail Markets with National Pricing9
The Politics of Mandatory Corporate Philanthropy9
A Retrospective Analysis of the AT&T/Time Warner Merger9
How Important Are User-Generated Data for Search Result Quality?8
Downward Wage Rigidity and Corporate Investment8
Loans to Chapter 11 Firms: Contract Design, Repayment Risk, and Pricing7
Risk Assessment as Policy in Immigration Detention Decisions7
Unemployment, Immigration, and Populism6
The “Blurred Lines” of Copyright Infringement6
Front Matter6
Comparative Effects of Recreational and Medical Marijuana Laws on Drug Use among Adults and Adolescents6
Certificates of Public Advantage and Hospital Mergers6
Front Matter6
Racial Diversity and Affirmative Action in American Law Schools6
Does Government Play Favorites? Evidence from Opportunity Zones6
Car Seats as Contraception6
The Deterrent Effect of Targeted and Salient Police Enforcement: Evidence from Bans on Checkpoints for Driving under the Influence6
Impacts of the Jones Act on US Petroleum Markets5
Front Matter5
Antitrust in the Information Economy: Digital Platform Mergers5
Dynamic Decision-Making under Rolling Admissions: Evidence from US Law School Applications5
Professional Discipline and the Labor Market: Evidence from Lawyers5
Blessing from the Sage: Guan Yu Worship and Financial Development in China5
Workplace Litigiousness and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Workers’ Compensation Reform5
The Rule of Law Predicts Trust in Journalists4
Price-Parity Clauses for Hotel Room Booking: Empirical Evidence from Regulatory Change4
Do Private Prisons Affect Criminal Sentencing?4
The Differential Impact of Legal Origins on Firm Productivity4
The Value of Political Geography: Evidence from the Redistricting of Firms3
Detecting Edgeworth Cycles3
Does Paying with Cards Reduce Crime at Stores? Evidence from a Targeted Cash Ban in Uruguay3
The Leverage of Terrorists on Democratic Regimes: Evidence from Natural Experiments in Sub-Saharan Africa3
Patent Validity and Litigation: Evidence from US Inter Partes Review3
Front Matter3
Political Connections and the Effectiveness of US State Government Resource Allocation3
Conditional Control: The Consequences of Expanding Creditors’ Right to Initiate Bankruptcy3
Advertising Costs and Product Prices3
The Effects of Deregulating Retail Operating Hours: Empirical Evidence from Italy3
Economic Sanctions and Trade Flows in the Neighborhood3
Partisan Gerrymandering and Turnout3
Crime and (a Preference for) Punishment: The Effects of Drug Policy Reform on Policing Activity2
Contract Remedies and Search Efforts2
Does Amazon Exercise Its Market Power? Evidence from Toys“R”Us2
Did the Dependent Coverage Mandate Reduce Crime?2
Why Did Firms Practice Segregation? Evidence from Movie Theaters during Jim Crow2
Growth of Firms under Injunction Risk2
Does Securities Regulation Matter? Mandatory Disclosure, Excess Stock Volatility, and the US Securities Exchange Act of 19342
Do Socially Responsible Firms Walk the Talk?2
Conflicting Incentives in the Management of 529 Plans2
Front Matter2
The Capital Market Effects of Introducing Private Rights of Action in Securities Regulation: Evidence from the United Kingdom2
Introduction2
The Effect of Bankruptcy Exemptions on Consumer Credit2
The Impact of Foreign Investors’ Challenges to Domestic Regulations2
Recreational Marijuana Laws and Racial Disparities: New Evidence on Arrests and Deaths of Despair2
Vertical Disintegration: The Effect of Refiners’ Exit from Gasoline Retailing on Retail Gasoline Pricing2
Is Banning Corporate Contributions Enough? The Dynamics of Incomplete Campaign Finance Reform2
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