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.
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
Fall 2008
Organized by Professors Max Schanzenbach and Kenneth Ayotte. The colloquia will take place at 4 p.m. in Schachtman-Gordon Hall (Rubloff 339) on the dates listed below.
September 18th
Justin McCrary, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Crime, Punishment, and Myopia
September 25th
Jody S. Kraus, Robert E. Scott Professor of Law, University of Virginia
Contract Design and the Structure of Contractual Intent
October 7th
Yair Listokin, Associate Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Corporate Voting vs. Market Price Setting
October 16th
Dean Lueck, Bartley P. Cardon Professor, Professor of Economics, University of Arizona
The Demarcation of Land: Patterns and Economic Effects
October 30th
Yaniv Grinstein, Associate Professor of Finance, Cornell University, The Johnson School
The Market for CEO Talent: Implications for CEO Compensation
November 6th
John Coates, John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School
Reforming the Taxation and Regulation of Mutual Funds: A Comparative Legal and Economic Analysis
November 20th
Michael Weisbach, Ralph Kurtz Professor of Finance, Ohio State University, Department of Finance
Leverage and Pricing in Buyouts: An Empirical Analysis
December 2nd
Douglas Baird, Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
Financial Innovation and the New Chapter 11
Spring 2008
Organized by Professors Ronen Avraham and Abraham Wickelgren. The colloquia will take place at 4 p.m. in Schachtman-Gordon Hall (Rubloff 339) on the dates listed below.
January 28
Edward B. Rock, Associate Dean and Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, Co-Director, Inst. for Law & Economics, University of Pennsylvania School of Law
The Hanging Chads of Corporate Voting (co-authored with Marcel Kahan)
February 4
Leemore S. Dafny, Assistant Professor of Management & Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Are Health Insurance Markets Competitive?
February 18
Kyle D. Logue, Wade H. McCree, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Michigan Law School
Overlapping Sanctions
February 25
Richard Craswell, William F. Baxter-Visa International Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
When is a Willful Breach Willful?
March 10
Betsey Stevenson, Assistant Professor of Business and Public Policy, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports
March 31
Roberta Romano, Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law and Director, Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law, Yale Law School
Does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Have a Future?
April 14
Oliver Hart, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics, Harvard University, Department of Economics
Hold-up, Asset Ownership, and Reference Points
April 21
Alan O. Sykes, James and Patricia Kowal Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Transnational Forum Shopping as a Trade and Investment Issue
For more information contact Derek Gundersen, The Searle Center Coordinator at (312) 503-1811 or at searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
