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Adam S. Chilton

University of Chicago - Law School

Assistant Professor of Law

1111 E. 60th St.

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

http://www.adamchilton.org

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1.

An Empirical Study of Political Bias in Legal Scholarship

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 696
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Eric A. Posner
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 895 (14,879)

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2.

The Political Ideologies of American Lawyers

The Journal of Legal Analysis, Forthcoming, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 732, HKS Working Paper No. 15-049
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 30 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2015
Adam Bonica, Adam S. Chilton and Maya Sen
Stanford University Department of Political Science, University of Chicago - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 825 (7,860)

Abstract:

Ideology; Lawyers; Law School; Campaign Donations

3.

Challenging the Randomness of Panel Assignment in the Federal Courts of Appeals

Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series No. 2015-1, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 529
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 11 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Marin K. Levy
University of Chicago - Law School and Duke University School of Law
Downloads 584 (28,739)

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courts

4.

Why the Study of International Law Needs Experiments

Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, vol. 52, no.1, p. 173, 2013
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 23 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Dustin H. Tingley
University of Chicago - Law School and Harvard University - Department of Government
Downloads 518 (36,927)

Abstract:

International Law, Experiments, Empirical Legal Studies, Treaties, Compliance, Survey Experiments

5.

Do Constitutional Rights Make a Difference?

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 694, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2014-43
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 09 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 495 (30,399)

Abstract:

Constitutional Rights, Human Rights, Causal Inference

6.

Supplying Compliance: Why and When the United States Complies with WTO Rulings

Yale Journal of International Law, vol. 39, no. 2, 2014
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 03 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2015
Rachel Brewster and Adam S. Chilton
Duke University School of Law and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 212 (101,684)

Abstract:

WTO, international trade, compliance, dispute resolution, DSU, domestic politics

7.

The Influence of History on States’ Compliance with Human Rights Obligations

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 719, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 513
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 06 May 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Eric A. Posner
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 175 (74,463)

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A Reply to Dworkin's New Theory of International Law

University of Chicago Law Review Dialogue, Vol. 80, pp. 105-115, 2013
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 10 Sep 2013
Adam S. Chilton
University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 174 (125,445)

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The Influence of International Human Rights Agreements on Public Opinion: An Experimental Study

Chicago Journal of International Law (15): 110-137
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2014
Adam S. Chilton
University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 137 (137,060)

Abstract:

Human Rights, International Law, Experiments, Survey Experiments

10.

The Political Economy of Inward FDI: Opposition to Chinese Mergers & Acquisitions

Chinese Journal of International Politics, vol. 8, no.1, p. 27-57, 2015
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2015
Dustin H. Tingley, Christopher Xu, Adam S. Chilton and Helen V. Milner
Harvard University - Department of Government, Princeton University, University of Chicago - Law School and Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Downloads 136 (116,993)

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11.

The Political Motivations of the United States’ Bilateral Investment Treaty Program

Review of International Political Economy, Forthcoming, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 722
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2016
Adam S. Chilton
University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 129 (113,302)

Abstract:

Bilateral Investment Treaties, BITs, Investment Law, Treaties, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Law

12.

Foreign Sovereign Immunity and Comparative Institutional Competence

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 163, pp. 411 - 486, 2015, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-23
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 11 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Christopher A. Whytock
University of Chicago - Law School and University of California, Irvine, School of Law
Downloads 124 (155,280)

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Federal Courts, State Department, Comparative Institutional Competence, Institutional Design, Separation of Powers, Foreign Sovereign Immunity, Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Foreign State Immunity, Foreign Relations, Foreign Affairs, Empirical Analysis, Judicial Decisionmaking

13.

Experimentally Testing the Effectiveness of Human Rights Treaties

U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 533
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 13 May 2017
Adam S. Chilton
University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 121 (131,584)

Abstract:

Human Rights, International Law, Experiments, Treaties

14.

Revisiting Procedure and Precedent in the WTO: An Analysis of US — Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Measures (China)

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Revisiting Procedure and Precedent in the WTO: An Analysis of US — Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Measures (China)

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 728
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 02 Sep 2015
Mostafa Beshkar and Adam S. Chilton
Indiana University - Bloomington and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 86 (245,184)

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Trade, WTO, Countervailing Duty, Precedent

Revisiting Procedure and Precedent in the WTO: An Analysis of US – Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Measures (China)

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Research Paper No. RSCAS 2015/68
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Oct 2015
Mostafa Beshkar and Adam S. Chilton
Indiana University - Bloomington and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 31 (398,848)

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Non-Market Economies, Countervailing and Antidumping Duties, Precedents, Remand Authority, World Trade Organization

15.

The Laws of War and Public Opinion: An Experimental Study

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Vol. 171, No. 1, pp. 181-201, 2015, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 687
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 May 2014 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2015
Adam S. Chilton
University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 89 (161,543)

Abstract:

Laws of War, International Humanitarian Law, Public Opinion, Survey Experiment

16.

Reconsidering the Motivations of the United States’ Bilateral Investment Treaty Program

American Society of International Law Proceedings, vol. 108, pp. 373-376, 2015, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 700
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 19 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2015
Adam S. Chilton
University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 85 (217,257)

Abstract:

BITs, Investment, Treaties

17.

Equality, Procedural Justice, and the World Trade Organization

Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 7, 2012
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 29 Nov 2012
Adam S. Chilton and Ryan W. Davis
University of Chicago - Law School and Princeton University
Downloads 69 (239,598)

Abstract:

Global Justice, Political Theory, World Trade Organization

18.

The Earned Income Tax Credit, Low-Income Workers, and the Legal Aid Community

Columbia Journal of Tax Law, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Nov 2012
Jonathan Schneller, Adam S. Chilton and Joshua Boehm
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Chicago - Law School and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 52 (285,893)

Abstract:

Tax Expenditures, Taxation, Earned Income Tax Credit

19.

The Doctrinal Paradox & International Law

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2012
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 11 Dec 2012
Adam S. Chilton and Dustin H. Tingley
University of Chicago - Law School and Harvard University - Department of Government
Downloads 46 (295,412)

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20.

International Law, Constitutional Law, and Public Support for Torture

Research & Politics (2016 Forthcoming), Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 22, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 733
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2016
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 32 (198,005)

Abstract:

Human Rights; Torture; International Law; Constitutional Law; Survey Experiment; Public Opinion

21.

Reciprocity and Public Opposition to Foreign Direct Investment

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 808
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 07 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2017
Adam S. Chilton, Helen V. Milner and Dustin H. Tingley
University of Chicago - Law School, Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Harvard University - Department of Government
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Abstract:

International Political Economy; Foreign Direct Investment; Mergers & Acquisitions; Reciprocity; Public Opinion; Survey Experiments

22.

Country-Specific Investments and the Rights of Non-Citizen

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 12 May 2017
Adam S. Chilton and Eric A. Posner
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
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Abstract:

Human Rights, Migration, Immigration, Bilateral Labor Agreements

23.

The Legal Academy's Ideological Uniformity

Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 17-12, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 806
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 19 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2017
Adam Bonica, Adam S. Chilton, Kyle Rozema and Maya Sen
Stanford University Department of Political Science, University of Chicago - Law School, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 0 (21,428)

Abstract:

Law Professors, Political Ideologies, Legal Profession

24.

Why Countries Sign Bilateral Labor Agreements

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 807
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2017
Adam S. Chilton and Eric A. Posner
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
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25.

Did the Creation of the United Nations Human Rights Council Produce a Better 'Jury'?

U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 597, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 780
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 28 Oct 2016
Adam S. Chilton and Robert Golan-Vilella
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 0 (292,970)

Abstract:

United Nations, Human Rights, International Organizations, Human Rights Council, Commission on Human Rights

26.

Rights Without Resources: The Impact of Constitutional Social Rights on Social Spending

Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2016-20, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 781, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 598
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 25 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2017
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 0 (85,769)

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Constitutional Rights, Constitutional Law, Comparative Law, Social Rights, Human Rights, Education Spending, Healthcare Spending

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Influence and Ideology in the American Judiciary: Evidence from Supreme Court Law Clerks

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 07 May 2017
Adam Bonica, Adam S. Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema and Maya Sen
Stanford University Department of Political Science, University of Chicago - Law School, Stanford Law School, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 0 (232,883)

Abstract:

Judicial Behavior, Personnel Economics, Law Clerks

28.

Respect for Human Rights: Law and History

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 770
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Jul 2016
Adam S. Chilton and Eric A. Posner
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 0 (87,124)

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Human Rights, International Law, Treaties, Women’s Rights, Torture

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Making Doctrinal Work More Rigorous: Lessons from Systematic Reviews

84 University of Chicago Law Review 37 (2017), University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 768, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 588
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 22 May 2017
William Baude, Adam S. Chilton and Anup Malani
University of Chicago - Law School, University of Chicago - Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 0 (68,591)

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Legal scholarship, Systematic Reviews, Doctrinal Analysis, Best Practices, Restatements

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Measuring Judicial Ideology Using Law Clerk Hiring

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 767, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 587, HKS Working Paper No. 16-031
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 13 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2016
Adam Bonica, Adam S. Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema and Maya Sen
Stanford University Department of Political Science, University of Chicago - Law School, Stanford Law School, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 0 (95,148)

Abstract:

Political Ideologies, Law Clerks, Judges, Judicial Behavior, Judicial Ideology

31.

The Limitations of Supply Chain Disclosure Regimes

Stanford Journal of International Law, Forthcoming, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 766, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 586
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2016
Adam S. Chilton and Galit A. Sarfaty
University of Chicago - Law School and University of British Columbia – Faculty of Law
Downloads 0 (132,204)

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Human Rights, Supply Chain, Disclosure, Survey Experiment, Empirical Legal Research

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The Political Ideologies of Law Clerks

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 756
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 02 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2016
Adam Bonica, Adam S. Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema and Maya Sen
Stanford University Department of Political Science, University of Chicago - Law School, Stanford Law School, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
Downloads 0 (30,747)

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Political Ideologies, Law Clerks, Judges

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United Nations Endorsement & Support for Human Rights: An Experiment on Women's Rights in Pakistan

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 747, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 563
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2016
Gulnaz Anjum, Adam S. Chilton and Zahid Usman
Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Chicago - Law School and Quaid-i-Azam University
Downloads 0 (215,786)

Abstract:

Human Rights, United Nations, Women’s Rights, International Law, Experimental Research

34.

Simplification of Privacy Disclosures: An Experimental Test

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 737
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 07 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2016
Omri Ben-Shahar and Adam S. Chilton
University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 0 (22,438)

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'Best Practices' in the Design of Privacy Disclosures: An Experimental Test

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2016
Omri Ben-Shahar and Adam S. Chilton
University of Chicago Law School and University of Chicago - Law School
Downloads 0 (226,428)

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The Failure of Constitutional Torture Prohibitions

Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 44, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2015-01, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 712
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 0 (55,514)

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