Law and Economics Program Meeting
Organized by Christine Jolls
March 4, 2016
NBER, 1050 Mass. Ave. Cambridge, MA

Friday, March 4

9:25 am

Patent Rights and Innovation by Small and Large Firms

Alberto Galasso, University of Toronto and NBER
Mark Schankerman, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

10:30 am

Affiliated Corporate Donations and Director Independence

Ye Cai, Santa Clara University
Jin Xu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Jun Yang, NTU Singapore

1:00 pm

Who Benefits from Bond Market Modernization?

David Musto, University of Pennsylvania
Jillian A. Popadak, Emory University

1:55 pm

Prison Work Programs in a Model of Deterrence

A. Mitchell Polinsky, Stanford University and NBER

2:50 pm

Debt Relief or Debt Restructuring? Evidence from an Experiment with Distressed Credit Card Borrowers

Will S. Dobbie, Harvard University and NBER
Jae Song, Social Security Administration

3:55 pm

Liquidity Constraints and Budgeting Mistakes: Evidence from Social Security Recipients

Jesse Leary, Amazon, Inc.
Jialan Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER