Coffey, Bentley; McLaughlin, Patrick A. - In: American Law and Economics Review 11 (2009) 1, pp. 112-133
This paper provides the first empirical test of the Portia Hypothesis: Females with masculine monikers are more successful in legal careers. Utilizing South Carolina microdata, we look for correlation between an individual's advancement to a judgeship and his-her name's masculinity, which we...