Our study sheds light on how gender shapes judicial decision-making under uncertainty, with implications for child welfare, fairness, and justice in developing countries.

We hope it sparks discussion at the intersection of law, gender, and development economics.

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🔹 Result 3: We find no conclusive statistical evidence for other mechanisms—such as bias against female plaintiffs, workplace masculinization, or differences in legal objectives.

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🔹 Result 2: Among defendants in the informal sector (over 70% of cases), the gap seems to come from female judges’ greater skepticism toward claims they perceive as inflated, shaping their beliefs about defendants’ earnings.

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We study how judges in Lima, Peru assign child support awards to mothers.

Our findings show clear differences in how male and female judges evaluate cases.

🔹 Result 1: Female judges award child support amounts that are on average 0.18 standard deviations lower than those awarded by male judges.
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JMP2: RCT. A non-monetary incentives scheme, "Destaca Docente", improves teaching quality in Peruvian primary schools through boosting teachers' perceptions of relative autonomy.

More info:

JMP1: tinyurl.com/55etefmv
JMP2: tinyurl.com/3pukyfcv

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