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      	Economic Incentives in Legal Reform Paper by Bruce Owen and Jorge Portillo reporting a study demonstrating that women in Ecuador who had been served by a legal aid clinic were economically better off than a comparable group of women who had not received services. [ more info ]
      	Explaining the Recent Decline in Domestic Violence Article published in Contemporary Economic Policy, Volume 21, Number 2, 1 April 2003 , pp. 158-172(15), concluding that access to legal services is one of the primary factors contributing to a 21 percent decrease nationally in the reported incidence of domestic violence between 1993 and 1998. [ more info ]
      	Pascoe Pleasence, Nigel Balmer, Alexy Buck, Marisol Smith and Ash Patel, “Mounting Problems: Further Evidence on the Social, Economic and Health Consequences of Civil Justice Problems,” in Transforming Lives: Law and Social Process, 2007 Citation to analyses of England and Wales Civil and Social Justice Surveys. [ more info ]
      	Economic IMpact of Legal Aid in Oklahoma Economic Research and Policy Institute, Oklahoma City University, November 2011 [ more info ]
      	FY11 Economic Benefits Statement, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation January 2012. Estimates that Massachusetts civil aid programs generated $53.2 million in new revenue and cost savings to the state last year. [ more info ]
      	Assessing the Benefits of Provision of Legal Services through the Disability Benefits Project Full report, Prepared for Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation By Phillip Granberry, MS and Doctoral Candidate in Public Policy, McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, August 2006 [ more info ]
      	Assessing the Benefits of Provision of Legal Services through the Disability Benefits Project Summary of report done for Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation by economists at the University of Massachusetts, August 2006 [ more info ]
      	Increasing Access to Restraining Orders for Low-Income Victims of Domestic Violence: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Research study from University Of Wisconsin, La Follette School of Public Affairs (March 2007) [ more info ]
      	Cost savings to the Commonwealth from civil legal aid Fact sheet on economic benefit of legal aid, from Massachusetts, 2005 [ more info ]
      	Appendices, Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York: Report to the Chief Judge , November 2011 Appendices to report documenting legal needs and economic benefits of legal aid. Includes independent analysis by research firms documenting savings to the state on domestic violence (pp. 916-930) and preventing homelessness (pp. 824-841). [ more info ]
      	Pilot Study of Medical-Legal Partnership to Address Social and Legal Needs of Patients Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 21 (2010): 157–168 [ more info ]
      	Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation FY11 Economic Benefits Statement Analysis showing that in FY11, new revenue for legal aid clients and cost savings to the Commonwealth won by legal aid totaled an estimated $53.2 million. [ more info ]
      	Fact Sheet, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Economic Benefits Statement, FY 2011 2 page fact sheet summarizing economic benefits statement, which reports that in FY11, new revenue for legal aid clients and cost savings to the Commonwealth won by legal aid totaled an estimated $53.2 million. [ more info ]
      	Virginia Pro Bono Summit 2010: Materials Documenting the Compelling Need for Increased Pro Bono Assistance in Virginia Includes data about legal needs, services, and impact of representation on outcomes. [ more info ]
      	APPALRED (KY) Results, Achivements and Impacts Report to LSC Board, October, 2010 [ more info ]
      	Investing in Justice, Strengthening Communities: How Everyone in Missouri Benefi ts from Funding for Legal Aid Report by Missouri Legal Aid Network 2009 [ more info ]
      	Evaluation of Team Child in Florida 2002 evaluation demonstrating that legal services program for troubled youth is highly cost-effective. Program in one site generates $2.44-$3.91 per $1 spent; program in other site generates $1.38-$2.18, probably as a result of later start date. [ more info ]
      	The Economic Impact of Legal Aid Services in the State of Florida Report prepared by TaxWatch, February 2010 [ more info ]
      	Summary, The Economic Impact of Legal Aid Services in the State of Florida Summary of report prepared by TaxWatch, February 2010 [ more info ]
      	Legal Services Programs in Louisiana: Their Economic Impact on the State of Louisiana Prepared by Dr. James A. Richardson, Alumni Professor of Economics, Louisiana State University, for the Louisiana State Bar Association, January 2011 [ more info ]

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