“Brand” and performance in a new environment: Analysis of the law school market in Japan.

Yamamura, Eiji (2010): “Brand” and performance in a new environment: Analysis of the law school market in Japan.

Abstract

Using Japanese panel data for 2006-2009, this study attempts to examine how the pass rate of law school student taking the new bar examination influences the number of applicants for the law school in the following years. The major finding is that the higher the law school student pass rate, the greater the number of applicants for the law school becomes. Furthermore, the positive effect of the pass rate is larger for a prestigious university’s law school than for other schools. It follows that the “brand” and the school’s current performance are complementary in increasing demand for places in the law school.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: brand, law school, Japan, demand
• Subjects: K - Law and Economics > K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior > K40 - General; A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A23 - Graduate

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