James M. Anderson
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Education
Overview
Biography
James Anderson is a behavioral and social scientist at the RAND Corporation. His current research focuses on civil justice and criminal law. He is working on projects on the interaction between medical and auto insurance, innovation and entrepreneurship in the provision of legal services, the effect of defense counsel on the outcome of criminal trials, and the effect of land-use regulation on crime. Among other topics, Anderson has published on the indeterminacy of the economic analysis of tort law and on the effect of the federal sentencing guidelines on inter-judge sentencing disparity. Before joining RAND, he practiced federal habeas litigation as an assistant federal public defender for ten years. Anderson received a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. in ethics, politics, and economics from Yale College.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- How Much Difference Does a Lawyer Make? The Effect of Defense Counsel on Murder Case Outcomes
- How Much Should Judges be Paid? An Empirical Study on the Effect of Judicial Pay
- Innovations in the Provision of Legal Services in the United States: An Overview for Policymakers
Selected Publications
Nicholas M. Pace, Greg Ridgeway, James M. Anderson, Cha-Chi Fan, Mariana Horta, Case Weights for Federal Defender Organizations, RAND (TR-1007-AOUSC), 2011
James M. Anderson, Paul Heaton, Stephen J. Carroll, The U.S. Experience with No-Fault Automobile Insurance, RAND (MG-860-ICJ), 2010
Stephen J. Carroll, Lloyd Dixon, James M. Anderson, Thor Hogan, Elizabeth M. Sloss, The Abuse of Medical Diagnostic Practices in Mass Litigation -- The Case of Silica, RAND (TR-774-ICJ), 2009
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