Lowering the Bar to Raise the Bar
Licensing Difficulty and Attorney Quality in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6083737 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Mark Ramseyer (0000-0002-7692-3229, Harvard University Press), Eric Rasmusen (Indiana University), Eric B Rasmusen |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 113-142 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Japanese Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-6848 • E-ISSN: 1549-4721 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jjs.2015.0020 |
| OpenAlex | W2144594622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
By easing the difficulty of the Japanese bar-exam equivalent, recent changes increased the quality of young lawyers. The result is counterintuitive, but a relaxation in a licensing standard can have this effect if it lowers the costs to taking a test enough to increase the number and quality of the people willing to go to the trouble of sitting for it. We explore the theoretical circumstances under which this phenomenon can occur and discuss the evidence that this is indeed what happened in Japan
Bar (unit) · Business · Counterintuitive · Geography · Physics · Political science · Quality (philosophy) · Test (biology) · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |