Hi everyone!

This week at the Applied Statistics Workshop we will be welcoming James Greiner, Professor of Law at Harvard University.  He will be presenting work entitled Two Proposed Field RCTs in the Law.  Please find the abstract below and on the website.

As usual, we will meet in CGIS Knafel Room 354 from noon to 1:30pm, and lunch will be provided.  See you all there! To view previous Applied Statistics presentations, please visit the website.

-- Aaron Kaufman

Title: Two Proposed Field RCTs in the Law

Abstract: This talk will consist of a presentation of two proposed randomized control trials (“RCTs”) in the legal setting.  The first concerns triage of legal services in the context of intimate partner violence prevention.  The RCT will deploy a double-randomization scheme to compare results of human (professional) triaging to random triaging.  The second study concerns the legal aspects of severe financial distress.  It will deploy a saturated two-by-two design contrasting (i) self-help materials versus an offer of attorney representation, and (ii) financial counseling delivered via the Internet or the telephone versus financial counseling delivered via a paper packet.  For the latter RCT, results of a pilot study will be presented.