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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH,
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2005 |
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Law and Economics Workshop |
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Christine Jolls and Steven Shavell,
Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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July 27 - 29, 2005 |
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27: |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
DAVID ABRAMS, MIT |
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MARIANNE BERTRAND, |
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SENDHIL
MULLAINATHAN, |
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Do Judges Vary in
Their Treatment of Race? |
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Discussant: MAX
SCHANZENBACH, Northwestern University |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
CHARLES PLOTT,
California Institute of Technology |
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KATHRYN ZEILER, |
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Asymmetries in Exchange Behavior Incorrectly Interpreted
as Evidence of Prospect Theory |
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Discussant: W. KIP
VISCUSI, |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
NICOLA GENNAIOLI, |
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ANDREI SHLEIFER, |
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The Evolution of
Precedent |
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Discussant: ALAN
SCHWARTZ, |
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4:00 pm |
WALLACE MULLIN, |
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CHRISTOPHER SNYDER, |
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Targeting Employees
for Corporate Crime and Forbidding Their Indemnification |
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Discussant: DANIEL
KLERMAN, |
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4:45 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Clambake, Harvard
Faculty Club, |
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THURSDAY, JULY 28: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
YEON-KOO CHE,
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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KATHRYN SPIER,
Northwestern University and NBER |
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Discussant: ALLEN
FERRELL, |
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9:45 am |
ANDREW DAUGHETY and
JENNIFER REINGANUM, |
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Discussant: EDWARD
GLAESER, |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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10:45 am |
JUSTIN WOLFERS, |
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Did Unilateral Divorce Laws Raise Divorce Rates? A
Reconciliation and New Results |
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Discussant: LEORA FRIEDBERG,
University of Virginia and NBER |
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11:30 am |
Break |
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11:45 am |
ABRAHAM WICKELGREN, |
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Discussant: ZVIKA
NEEMAN, |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:45 pm |
JOHN ROMLEY, RAND
Corporation |
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ERIC TALLEY, |
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Discussant: THOMAS
MILES, |
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2:30 pm |
Break |
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2:45 pm |
DAVID AUTOR, MIT and
NBER |
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DAVID SCARBOROUGH,
Unicru, Inc. |
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Will Job Testing Harm Minority Workers? Evidence from the
Retail Sector |
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Discussant: IAN
AYRES, |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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3:45 pm |
JAMES PRIEGER, UC, Davis |
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The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on
the Entry and Exit of Retail Firms |
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Discussant: PAUL
OYER, Stanford University and NBER |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Group Dinner |
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Davios
Restaurant |
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Royal
Sonesta Hotel |
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FRIDAY, JULY 29: |
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JOINT
SESSION WITH THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROJECT OF THE LAW AND ECONOMICS
PROGRAM |
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8:30 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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CEOs |
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9:00 am |
VINAY
B. NAIR, |
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Corporate Governance and
Internal Organization |
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9:50 am |
MICHAEL
JENSEN, |
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KEVIN
J. MURPHY, |
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ERIC
WRUCK, Econalytics |
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CEO Pay . . . and How to Fix It |
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10:40
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Break |
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Investor Protection |
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11:00
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LUCIAN
BEBCHUK, |
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ZVIKA
NEEMAN, |
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A Political Economy Model of
Corporate Governance |
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11:50
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MEGHANA
AYYAGARI, |
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ASLI
DEMIRGÜÇ-KUNT, The World Bank |
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VOJISLAV
MAKSIMOVIC, |
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How Well Do Institutional
Theories Explain Firms Perceptions of Property Rights? |
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12:40
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Lunch |
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Corporate Governance and Firm
Value |
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1:40
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AMY
DITTMAR, |
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JAN
MAHRT-SMITH, |
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Corporate Governance and the
Value of Cash Holdings |
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2:30
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LUBOMIR
P. LITOV, |
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Corporate Governance and
Financing Policy: New Evidence |
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3:20
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Break |
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Boards |
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3:40
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MILTON
HARRIS, |
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ARTUR
RAVIV, Northwestern University |
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A Theory of Board Control and
Size |
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4:30
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A.
BURAK GÜNER, |
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ULRIKE
MALMENDIER, |
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GEOFFREY
TATE, |
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The Impact of Boards with
Financial Expertise on Corporate Policies |
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5:20
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Adjourn |
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