Please note that attendance at all Research Roundtables is by invitation only. If you are interested in receiving an invitation, please send your request to: searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu.

Upcoming Research Roundtables

LAW AND ECONOMICS 2.0
Wednesday, September 30th - Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Details forthcoming.

PREVIEW OF LAWS OF CREATION: PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE WORLD OF IDEAS
Thursday, October 22nd - Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Details forthcoming.

THE LIMITS OF ANTITRUST REVISITED
Thursday, October 29th - Friday, October 30th, 2009

Details forthcoming.

EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF PATENT LITIGATION
Thursday, November 12th - Friday, November 13th, 2009

Details forthcoming.

Past Research Roundtables

ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND INSTITUTIONS
Tuesday, June 2nd - Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Confirmed Presenters

Combined Issues of Climate Policy and Energy Policy: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions while Meeting Increasing Global Energy Demand
Daniel H. Cole, Indiana University School of Law

The Political Economy of Energy and Its Implications for Climate Change Legislation
Jim Rossi, Florida State University School of Law

Beneficial Complexity: A Field Experiment in Technology, Institutions, and Institutional Change in the Electric Power Industry
Lynne Kiesling, Department of Economics, Northwestern University
David Chassin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The Challenges of Valuing Carbon
Rick Mattoon, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Margrethe Kearney, Latham & Watkins LLP

Participants

• Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, Northwestern Law
• Robert Bradley, Institute for Energy Research
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law
• Daniel H. Cole, Indiana University School of Law
• David Chassin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• David Dana, Northwestern Law
• David M. Driesen, Syracuse Law School
• Margrethe Kearney, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Lynne Kiesling, Department of Economics, Northwestern University
• Howard Learner, Environmental Law and Policy Center
• Richard Markovits, University of Texas School of Law
• Rick Mattoon, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Michael Mazzeo, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Robert Michaels, California State University, Fullerton
• Andrew Morriss, University of Illinois College of Law
• Karen L. Palmer, Resources for the Future
• Jeff Rachlinski, Cornell University Law School
• Jim Rossi, Florida State University College of Law
• David Spence, McCombs School of Business University of Texas at Austin

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Thursday, April 30th - Friday, May 1st, 2009

The Research Roundtable on Corporate Governance will focus on Jonathan R. Macey's, "Corporate Governance: Promises Kept, Promises Broken" (Princeton University Press, 2008), and Larry E. Ribstein's, "The Rise of the Uncorporation" (Oxford University Press, 2009).

Participants
• Kelli Alces, Florida State University College of Law
• Kenneth Ayotte, Northwestern University School of Law
• Robert P. Bartlett, III, University of Georgia School of Law
• Ilan Benshalom, Northwestern Law
• William A. Birdthistle, Chicago- Ken t College of Law
• Richard Booth, Villanova University School of Law
• Chris Brummer, Vanderbilt University School of Law
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law
• Thomas Cole, Sidley & Austin, Chicago
• Enrico Colombatto, Searle Visiting Fellow, University of Turin
• Jens Dammann, University of Texas at Austin , School of Law
• Steven Davidoff, University of Connecticut School of Law
• Jill E. Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Andrew Gold, DePaul University College of Law
• Jim Hanks, Northwestern Law, Venable LLP
• Sharon Hannes, Northwestern Law
• Todd Henderson, University of Chicago Law School
• Christine Hurt, University of Illinois College of Law
• Allan Horwich, Northwestern Law
• Darian Ibrahim, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Peter Letsou, Willamette University College of Law
• Kate Litvak, University of Texas at Austin, School of Law
• Jonathan Macey, Yale Law School
• Henry Manne, George Mason University School of Law
• Larry E. Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law
• Amanda Rose, Vanderbilt University School of Law
• Paul Rose, Ohio State University , Moritz College of Law
• Gordon Smith, BYU Law School
• Robert Thompson, Vanderbilt University School of Law
• Frederick Tung, Emory University School of Law
• J.W. Verret, George Mason University School of Law
• Zhaofeng Xue, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth

ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY RISKS OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Thursday, April 23rd - Friday, April 24th, 2009

This roundtable is co-sponsored by Northwestern University's Institute for Sustainable Practices.

Confirmed Presenters
David Dana, Northwestern University School of Law
When Less Liability May Mean More Precaution: The Case of Nanotechnology

Kimberly Gray, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
Five Myths About Nanotechnology in the Current Public Policy Debate

Laurie Zoloth, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Hard to Nail Down: Emerging Science and the Reality of the Complete Unknown

John McGinnis, Northwestern University School of Law
Regulation in an Era of Accelerating Technology

James N. Druckman, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University
Framing, Motivated Reasoning, and Opinions about Emergent Technologies

Daniel Andreas Diermeier, Department of Managerial Economic & Decision Sciences, Northwestern University
Public Acceptance and the Regulation of Emerging Technologies – The Role of Private Politics

Participants
• Jonathan Adler, Case Western Reserve School of Law
• John Applegate, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
• Michael Barsa, Northwestern Law
• Kenworthey Bilz, Northwestern Law
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law
• David Dana, Northwestern Law
• Terry Davies, Resources for the Future
• Daniel Diermeier, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• James Druckman, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University
• Kimberly Gray, McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science, Northwestern University
• David Hyman, University of Illinois College of Law
• Albert Lin, UC Davis School of Law
• Gary E. Marchant, Arizona State University College of Law
• John McGinnis, Northwestern Law
• Terry Medley, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
• Fern O'Brian, Arnold & Porter, LLC
• Read Porter, Environmental Law Institute
• Daniel Seltzer, Center for Bioethics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
• Marshall S. Shapo, Northwestern Law
• Rena Steinzor, University of Maryland School of Law
• Wendy E. Wagner, University of Texas School of Law
• Robin Fretwell Wilson, Washington and Lee University School of Law
• Laurie Zoloth, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

CONSTITUTIONAL CHOICES
Thursday, April 16th - Friday, April 17th, 2009

This roundtable will feature the forthcoming book, Constitutional Choices, by Michael S. Greve, John G. Searle Scholar, AEI.

Constitutional Choices presents an ambitious re-conceptualization of constitutional federalism. The U.S. Constitution, Greve argues, is best understood as a competitive federalism. That understanding, at great variance with both conservative and progressive federalism theory, implies a substantial revision of “originalist” constitutional interpretation and construction.

Participants

• Jonathan H. Adler, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law
• Steven Calabresi, Northwestern Law
• Enrico Colombatto, Searle Visiting Fellow & University of Turin
• John Danford, Department of Political Science, Loyola University Chicago
• Robert Delahunty, St. Thomas Law School
• John Eastman, Chapman University School of Law
• Kirsten H. Engel, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
• Lee Epstein, Northwestern Law
• Michael S. Greve, AEI
• Jonathan Klick, University of Pennsylvania School of Law
• Nelson Lund, George Mason University School of Law
• John McGinnis, Northwestern Law
• Stephen B. Presser, Northwestern Law
• Michael Rappaport, University of San Diego School of Law
• Martin H. Redish, Northwestern Law
• Larry E. Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law
• Hon. Stephen F. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
• Zhaofeng Xue, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth

PREVIEW OF SOLOMON'S KNOT: HOW LAW CAN END THE POVERTY OF NATIONS
December 11th - 12th, 2008

Participants

• Michael Abramowicz, George Washington University School of Law
• Daniel Berkowitz, University of Pittsburgh
• Albert Breton, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law
• Robert Cooter, Dept. of Economics, UC Berkeley
• David Haddock, Northwestern Law
• Michael Heller, Columbia Law School
• Jim Huffman, Lewis and Clark Law School
• D. Bruce Johnsen, George Mason University School of Law
• Tim Kane, Kauffman Foundation
• Lynne Kiesling, Northwestern University, Department of Economics
• Dean Lueck, University of Arizona
• Glynn Lunney, Tulane University Law School
• Geoffrey Manne, LECG
• Steve Ramirez, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
• Paul Rubin, Emory University
• Hans-Bernd Schafer, University of Hamburg
• Daniel Spulber, Kellogg School of Management
• Scott Stern, Kellogg School of Management

AGENDA

Solomon's Knot: How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations
Title Page
Chapter 1: The Economic Future of the World
Chapter 2: The Double Trust Dilemma in Development
Chapter 3: Make or Take - The Property Principle
Chapter 4: Keeping What You Make - Property Law
Chapter 5: Contracts - Doing What You Say
Chapter 6: Giving Credit to Credit - Finance and Banking
Chapter 7: How to Keep a Secret - Corporations
Chapter 8: Hold or Fold - Bankruptcy

NETWORKS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
September 18th - 19th, 2008

Agenda

Participants

• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law
• Babette Boliek, George Mason University-Information Economy Project
• Jeffrey Church, University of Calgary, Economics
• Michelle P. Connolly, Federal Trade Commision
• David Gabel, Queens College
• Shane Greenstein, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Keith N. Hylton, Boston University School of Law
• Pierre Larouche, TILEC
• John Lopatka, Penn State Dickinson School of Law
• Julian Morris, International Policy Network
• Bill Page, University of Florida Levin College of Law
• George Priest, Yale Law School
• William Rogerson, Northwestern University, Department of Economics
• David Sappington, University of Florida-Gainesville
• Hans-Bernd Schafer, University of Hamburg
• William Sharkey, Federal Communications Commission
• J. Gregory Sidak, Georgetown Law Center
• D. Daniel Sokol, University of Florida Levin College of Law
• James B. Speta, Northwestern Law
• Daniel F. Spulber, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Max Planck Institute of Economics
• Kevin Werbach, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
• Ingo Vogelsang, Boston University, Department of Economics
• Christopher S. Yoo, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Networks In Telecommunications-Economics and Law

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Economics of Networks
Chapter 2 The Design and Cost of Networks
Chapter 3 Pricing Network Services
Chapter 4 Network Regulation Basics
Chapter 5 Economic Effects of Regulating Access to Networks
Chapter 6 Pricing of Access to Networks
Chapter 7 Constitutional Limits on the Pricing of Access to Networks
Chapter 8 The Regulation of Local Telephone Networks
Chapter 9 Antitrust as Applied to Network Industries
Chapter 10 The Regulation of Last-Mile Broadband Networks
Chapter 11 The Regulation of Broadband Networks and the Internet: Network Neutrality Versus Network Diversity
Chapter 12 The Regulation of Broadband Networks and the Internet: Network Neutrality Versus Network Capacity
Bibliography

MISSION AND MONEY: UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSITY
September 11th - 12th, 2008

Public Lecture
Thursday, September 11th, 2008 at 5 p.m.

Participants

• Evelyn Asch, IPR, Northwestern University
• Jeffrey Ballou, IPR, Northwestern University
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law, Searle Center
• Avner Ben-Ner, University of Minnesota
• David Breneman, University of Virginia
• Evelyn Brody, Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Mary Cahillane, The Spencer Foundation
• Jeannette Colyvas, Northwestern University
• Roger Geiger, Pennsylvania State University
• Andrew Gillen, Center for College Affordability and Productivity
• David Haddock, Northwestern Law
• Wesley E. Lindahl, North Park University
• Henry Manne, George Mason University
• Jim Rosenbaum, IPR, Northwestern University
• James Shulman, ARTstor
• Wesley Skogan, IPR, Northwestern University
• Dean David Van Zandt, Northwestern Law
• Richard Vedder, Ohio University
• David Warsh, Economics Principals
• Burton A. Weisbrod, Northwestern University

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
April 17th - 18th, 2008

Papers
Thomas P. Lyon, Dow Chemical Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce, and Director, Erb Institute forGlobal Sustainable Enterprise, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
Why Do States Adopt Renewable Portfolio Standards? An Empirical Investigation

David C. Popp, Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration,Center for Policy Research, The Maxwell School , Syracuse University
Trade, Technology and the Environment: Why Do Poorer Countries Regulate Sooner?

Andrew Green, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Was That Really Necessary? Some Implications of Trade Law for Alternative Energy

Carolyn Fischer, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC
Comparing Environmental and Technology Policies for Climate Mitigation and Renewable Energy

Participants
• Michael Barsa, Northwestern Law
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law
• David A. Dana, Northwestern Law
• Daniel Diermeier, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• David Driesen, Syracuse University College of Law
• Carolyn Fischer, Resources for the Future
• Jacob Gersen, University of Chicago Law School
• Kimberly A. Gray, Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering
• Andrew Green, Toronto Faculty of Law
• David Haddock, Northwestern Law
• Benjamin F. Jones, Kellogg School of Management
• Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois, Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics
• Lynne Kiesling, Kellogg School of Management
• Howard Learner, Environmental Law and Policy Center
• Tom Lyon, University of Michigan Business, Ross School of Business
• Jonathan Nash, University of Chicago Law School
• Gregory Nemet, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• David Popp, Syracuse University, Maxwell School
• William Rogerson, Northwestern University, Department of Economics
• Jim Rossi, Florida State University College of Law
• Jerry Taylor, Cato Institute
• Margaret Taylor, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
• Wallace E. Tyner, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics

EXPANSION OF LIABILITY UNDER PUBLIC NUISANCE
April 7th - 8th, 2008

Papers
Keith N. Hylton, Paul J. Liacos Scholar in Law, Boston University School of Law
The Economics of Public Nuisance Law and the New Enforcement Actions

George L. Priest, John M. Olin Professor of Law and Economics, Yale Law School
Market Share Liability in Personal Injury and Public Nuisance Litigation: An Economic Analysis

Martin H. Redish, Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law & Public Policy, Northwestern University School of Law
Private Contingent Fee Lawyers and Public Power: Constitutional and Political Implications

David A. Dana, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Research, Northwestern University School of Law
The Mismatch Between Public Nuisance Law and Global Warming

Participants
• Jonathan H. Adler, Case Western Reserve Law School
• Ronald Aronovsky, Southwestern Law School
• Ronen Avraham, Northwestern Law
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern Law
• Jason Czarnezki, Marquette University Law School
• David A. Dana, Northwestern Law
• Richard O. Faulk, Gardere, Houston
• Robert L. Glicksman, University of Kansas School of Law
• Keith N. Hylton, Boston University College of Law
• Jason Johnston, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Alexandra Klass, University of Minnesota Law School
• Donald Kochan, Chapman University School of Law
• John McGinnis, Northwestern Law
• George L. Priest, Yale Law School
• Martin Redish, Northwestern Law
• James B. Speta, Northwestern Law
• Frank J. Vandall, Emory Law
• Sandra Zellmer, University of Nebraska College of Law
• Todd J. Zywicki, George Mason University School of Law

PREVIEW OF DANIEL SPULBER'S, THEORY OF THE FIRM (forthcoming Cambridge University Press)
March 6th-7th, 2008
AGENDA

Participants
• Alexei Alexandrov, University of Rochester
• Michael Baye, Federal Trade Commission
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern University School of Law
• Shane Greenstein, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• David Haddock, Northwestern Law
• Gillian Hadfield, USC Gould School of Law
• Peter G. Klein, University of Missouri
• Kenneth Lehn, University of Pittsburgh, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
• Jin Li, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Henry Manne, Dean Emeritus George Mason University School of Law
• Scott E. Masten, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
• Troy Paredes, Washington University School of Law
• Joaquin Poblete, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Jens Prüfer, Tilburg University
• Larry E. Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law
• John Rust, University of Maryland, Department of Economics
• Daniel Spulber, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Scott Stern, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Joshua D. Wright, George Mason University School of Law

LAW & ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION II
Thursday January 31st - Friday February 1st, 2008
AGENDA

Papers
Daniel F. Spulber, Elinor Hobbs Distinguished Professor of International Business, Professor of Management Strategy, and Professor of Law, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Incentives to Invest with Competition and Asymmetric Information

Philip J. Weiser, Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Research & Executive Director of Silicon Flatirons Program, University of Colorado Law School
Spectrum Policy Reform and the Next Frontier of Property Rights

Scott Stern, Associate Professor of Management and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
The Impact of Uncertain Intellectual Property Rights on the Market for Ideas: Evidence from Patent Grant Delays,
Management Science (forthcoming)

Sean O'Connor, Associate Director, CASRIP; Associate Director, Graduate Program in Intellectual Law and Policy; Associate Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, University of Washington School of Law
Enabling Research or Unfair Competition? De Jure and De Facto Research Use Exceptions in Major Technology Countries

Participants
• Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, Northwestern University School of Law
• Kenneth Ayotte, Northwestern University School of Law
• Omri Ben-Shahar, University of Michigan Law School
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern University School of Law
• Eric Claeys, George Mason University School of Law
• Leemore Dafny, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• David Haddock, Northwestern University School of Law
• F. Scott Kieff, Washington University School of Law
• Lynne Kiesling, Northwestern University, Department of Economics
• Peter G. Klein, University of Missouri-Columbia
• Dean Lueck, University of Arizona, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
• Geoffrey Manne, Microsoft/Lewis & Clark Law
• Sean O'Connor, University of Washington School of Law
• Michael Rizzo, American Institute for Economic Research
• Jason Snyder, Northwestern University School of Law
• Daniel Spulber, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Scott Stern, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Philip J. Weiser, University of Colorado Law School
• Dean Williamson, Harvard Law School
• Joshua D. Wright, George Mason University Law School
• Martin Zelder, Northwestern University, Department Economics

LAW & ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION
Thursday, December 6th - Friday December 7th, 2007
AGENDA

Papers
Daniel F. Spulber, Elinor Hobbs Distinguished Professor of International Business, Professor of Management Strategy, and Professor of Law, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Unlocking Technology: Antitrust and Innovation

Stan Liebowitz, Ashbel Smith Professor of Economics, Univeristy of Texas at Dallas
Bundles of Joy: The Ubiquity and Efficiency of Bundles in New Technology Markets

Shane M. Greenstein, Elinor and Wendall Hobbs Professor of Management and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Economic Experiments and Neutrality in Internet Access

F. Scott Kieff, Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law
Removing Property from Intellectual Property and (Intended?) Pernicious Impacts on Innovation and Competition

Participants
• Olufunmilayo Arewa, Northwestern University School of Law
• Henry N. Butler, Northwestern University School of Law
• Shane Greenstein, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• David Haddock, Northwestern University School of Law
• Andrew Hanssen, U.S. Department of Justice and Montana State University
• D. Bruce Johnsen , George Mason School of Law
• F. Scott Kieff , Washington University School of Law
• Lynne Kiesling, Northwestern University, Department of Economics
• Peter G. Klein, University of Missouri
• Bruce H. Kobayashi, George Mason School of Law
• Stan Liebowitz, University of Texas at Dallas, School of Management
• Geoffrey Manne, Lewis and Clark Law Schoo, Microsoft Corporation
• Stephen E. Margolis, North Carolina State University, College of Management
• Scott E. Masten, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
• Francesco Parisi, University of Minnesota
• Matthew Sag, DePaul University School of Law
• Sean B. Seymore, Northwestern University School of Law
• Henry E. Smith, Yale Law School
• James Speta, Northwestern University School of Law
• Daniel Spulber, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Christopher S. Yoo, Yale Law School
• Martin Zelder, Northwestern University, Department of Economics

Contact
For more information regarding this conference or other initiatives of the Searle Center , please call (312) 503-1811 or send an email to searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu .