Mattea Stein
Biographic Data
| ID | 3710463 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mattea Stein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mattea |
| FAMILY NAME | Stein |
| SIGNATURE | STEIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2204-0532 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Magic of the Game
Social Status and Egalitarianism in Non-Lineage-Based, Agrarian Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper explores the role of social status in relationships between richer and poorer households in non-lineage-based, agrarian communities by analyzing who goes to whose funerals in six resettled Zimbabwean villages. Funerals allow social status to be observed because nonattendance is a sign of disrespect. We find that the richer a household hosting a funeral, the less likely heads of neighboring households were to attend. This is consistent …
The Speed of Justice
Can procedural reforms improve judicial efficiency? And do improvements in judicial efficiency benefit firms? We combine the staggered rollout of a reform that required judges in Senegal to complete pretrials within four months with high-frequency caseload data and firm tax filings. The reform improved judicial efficiency, with no effect on quality. Firm monthly revenues drop by 8–11% upon entering pretrial and decline by on average 3.2–5.0% for …
The Speed of Justice
This paper estimates the impact of a procedural reform on the efficiency and quality of adjudication in Senegal. The reform gave judges the duty and powers to conclude pre-trial proceedings within four months. A staggered rollout and three years of high-frequency data on court cases are combined to construct an event study. Estimates suggest a reduction in pre-trial formalism: duration decreases by 46 days, the number of hearings is reduced, and …
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The Speed of Justice
This paper estimates the impact of a procedural reform on the efficiency and quality of adjudication in Senegal. The reform gave judges the duty and powers to conclude pre-trial proceedings within four months. A staggered rollout and three years of high-frequency data on court cases are combined to construct an event study. Estimates suggest a reduction in pre-trial formalism: duration decreases by 46 days, the number of hearings is reduced, and …
The Speed of Justice
Can procedural reforms improve judicial efficiency? And do improvements in judicial efficiency benefit firms? We combine the staggered rollout of a reform that required judges in Senegal to complete pretrials within four months with high-frequency caseload data and firm tax filings. The reform improved judicial efficiency, with no effect on quality. Firm monthly revenues drop by 8–11% upon entering pretrial and decline by on average 3.2–5.0% for …
The Magic of the Game
Social Status and Egalitarianism in Non-Lineage-Based, Agrarian Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper explores the role of social status in relationships between richer and poorer households in non-lineage-based, agrarian communities by analyzing who goes to whose funerals in six resettled Zimbabwean villages. Funerals allow social status to be observed because nonattendance is a sign of disrespect. We find that the richer a household hosting a funeral, the less likely heads of neighboring households were to attend. This is consistent …
Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (2 works) · Adjudication (1 work) · Agrarian society (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work)