Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2002
Publication Source
Southern Economic Journal
Abstract
We develop a positive political model of the U.S. Supreme Court. Looking at the Court's economic cases for the period 1953-1993, we find a significant larger fraction of conservative decisions under Republican presidents and more conservative leadership of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Conservative decisions are also found to be positively correlated with the fraction of the Court appointed by Republican presidents and the rate of price inflation. We argue that our findings cast serious doubt on the common view of the Supreme Court as a completely independent, apolitical institution.
Inclusive pages
693-702
ISBN/ISSN
0038-4038
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2002, Southern Economic Association.
Publisher
Southern Economic Association
Place of Publication
Chattanooga, TN
Volume
68
Peer Reviewed
yes
Issue
3
eCommons Citation
Caporale, Tony and Winter, Harold, "A Positive Political Model of Supreme Court Economic Decisions" (2002). Economics and Finance Faculty Publications. 3.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eco_fac_pub/3
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Economic Policy Commons, Economics Commons, Political Science Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Supreme Court of the United States Commons
Comments
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