Access Restricted to Northwestern Law CommunityLaw and Economics
This is an advanced seminar that brings together outside scholars, resident faculty, and Northwestern students for discussion of cutting-edge research papers in the law and economics tradition. On just over half of the weeks, a workshop will be held at which a leading scholar will present a paper growing out of his or her research in the law and economics tradition. These workshops will be attended by members of the Northwestern Law faculty, faculty from other schools and departments within and outside of Northwestern, and interested students.
The Law & Economics Colloquium is sponsored by the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
Fall 2009
Organized by Professor Max Schanzenbach, Benjamin Mazur Professor of Law and Professor Kenneth Ayotte, Associate Professor of Law. The colloquia will take place at 4 p.m. in Schachtman-Gordon Hall (Rubloff 339) on the dates listed below.
September 17
Paola Sapienza, Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Moral and Social Constraints to Strategic Default on Mortgages
September 24
Thomas J. Miles, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago
Racial Disparities in the Allocation of Wiretap Applications across Federal Judges
October 8
Emily Owens, Assistant Professor, Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University
Media and the Criminal Justice System
October 15
David A. Matsa, Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management
Growing Out of Trouble? Managerial Responses to Risk of Corporate Liability
October 29
Richard Hynes, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
Why Banks are Not Allowed in Bankruptcy
November 5
Shmuel Leshem, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Southern California
The Benefits of a Right to Silence for the Innocent
Appendix
November 19
Jens C. Dammann, Professor of Law, University of Texas
paper title forthcoming
December 1
Jens Ludwig, Professor, University of Chicago Law School & Harris School of Public Policy
paper title forthcoming
Spring 2009
Organized by Professor Ezra Friedman. The colloquia will take place at 4 p.m. in Rubloff 175 on the dates listed below.
January 22
Eric Posner, Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
The Rights of Migrants (coauthored with Adam B. Cox)
January 29
Robert Marquez, Craig & Rhonda Cerny Professor in Finance, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
Stakeholder Capitalism, Corporate Governance and Firm Value
February 12
Jonah Gelbach, Associate Professor of Economics,
Eller College of Management, University of Arizona
Valid Inference in Single-Firm, Single-Event Studies Used in Scholarship and Securities Litigation: A Research Agenda
March 5
Chris Sanchirico, Professor of Law, Business, and Public Policy, University of Pennsylvania Law School
A Critical Look at the Economic Argument for Taxing Only Labor Income
March 12
Lee Fennell, Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
Adjusting Alienability
April 6
Albert Choi, Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Shrink Wraps: Who Should Bear the Cost of Communicating Mass-Market Contract Terms
April 9
Adam Badawi, Bigelow Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School
Harm, Ambiguity, and the Regulation of Illegal Contracts
April 16
Gillian Hadfield, Richard L. and Antoinette S. Kirtland Professor of Law and Professor of Economics, USC Gould School of Law
The Dynamic Quality of Law: The Role of Judicial Incentives and Legal Human Capital in the Adaptation of Law
For more information contact Derek Gundersen, The Searle Center Coordinator at (312) 503-1811 or at searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
