lawyers.covariates: A matrix of covariates of the 'Lazega Lawyers'.

Description Usage Format Source

Description

Covariates on each of 71 lawyers in a northeastern American law firm. Note the first column is a column of 1's.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 71 observations on the following 8 variables.

Intercept

a column of 1s should always be the first column.

Seniority

a factor with levels 1 = partner, 2 = associate.

Gender

a factor with 1 = male, 2 = female.

Office

a factor with levels 1 = Boston, 2 = Hartford and 3 = Providence

Years

a numeric vector detailing years with the firm.

Age

a numeric vector detailing the age of each lawyer.

Practice

a factor with levels 1 = litigation and 2 = corporate.

School

a factor with levels 1 = Harvard or Yale, 2 = University of Connecticut and 3 = Other.

Source

E. Lazega, The Collegial Phenomenon: The Social Mechanisms of Cooperation Among Peers in a Corporate Law Partnership, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, 2001.


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