Fiorino, Nadia; Padovano, Fabio; Sgarra, Grazia - In: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) 163 (2007) 4, pp. 683-705
This paper tests the explanatory power of alternative theories on the determinants of judiciary independence using annual and decision-based data on the Italian Constitutional Court. The estimates show that structural measures of judiciary independence, such as the share of constitutional judges...