00912pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001900040245005200059260000900111300001300120362000800133520053900141650001400680700001500694700001800709773002700727180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGray, Alastair  aProfessional autonomy and the cost of legal aid  c1999  ap.545-58  aJul  aThis paper considers whether lawyers, acting as agents, respond to financial incentives which are extraneous to their clients' requirements. We take as a case study lawyers performing legal aid work in England and Wales. An empirical model of legal aid expenditure variations across areas in relation to changes in the demand for conveyancing services and the structure of the industry is estimated using dynamic panel data methods. The results may help to explain rising government legal aid expenditure in recent years. - Reproduced  aLegal aid  aFenn, Paul  aRickman, Neil  aOxford Economic Papers