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Estimating Judicial Ideal Points in Latin America: The Case of Argentina
Review of Law and Economics (2017)
  • Juan González Bertomeu, ITAM
  • Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, University of Milano-Bicocca
  • Nuno Garoupa
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Abstract
This paper presents an estimation of ideal points for the Justices of the Supreme Court of Argentina for 1984-2007. The estimated ideal points allow us to focus on political cycles in the Court as well as possible coalitions based on presidential appointments. We find strong evidence to support the existence of such coalitions in some periods (such as Menem term) but less so in others (including Kirchner term, a period of swift turnover in the Court due to impeachment processes and resignations). Implications for comparative judicial politics are discussed.
Keywords
  • constitutional court,
  • constitutional review,
  • empirical analysis,
  • ideal point,
  • Argentina
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Publication Date
2017
Citation Information
Juan González Bertomeu, Lucia Dalla Pellegrina and Nuno Garoupa. "Estimating Judicial Ideal Points in Latin America: The Case of Argentina" Review of Law and Economics Vol. 13 Iss. 1 (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nunogaroupa/91/