SI 2017 Law & Economics
Organized by Christine Jolls
July 26-27, 2017
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Wednesday, July 26
8:45 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:15 am

Bankruptcy Spillovers

Shai Bernstein, Harvard University and NBER
Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago and NBER
Xavier Giroud, Columbia University and NBER
Benjamin Iverson, Brigham Young University

Discussant:
Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:25 am

Do Market Prices Improve the Accuracy of Court Valuations in Chapter 11?

Cem Demiroglu, Koc University
Julian Franks, London Business School
Ryan Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder

Discussant:
Ian Ayres, Yale University
11:20 am

Selling Innovation in Bankruptcy

Song Ma, Yale University and NBER
Joy Tianjiao Tong, Ivey Business School, Western University
Wei Wang, Queens University

Discussant:
David Abrams, University of Pennsylvania
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm

Effects of Regulatory Capture: Evidence from Patent Examiners

Haris Tabakovic, The Brattle Group
Thomas G. Wollmann, Boston University and NBER

Discussant:
Paul Oyer, Stanford University and NBER
2:10 pm
Break
2:25 pm

Does “Ban the Box” Help or Hurt Low-Skilled Workers? Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories are Hidden

Jennifer Doleac, Arnold Ventures
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon and NBER

Discussant:
John J. Donohue, Stanford University and NBER
3:20 pm
Break
3:40 pm

Endogenous Driving Behavior in Veil of Darkness Tests for Racial Profiling

Jesse Kalinowski, Quinnipiac University
Matthew B. Ross, Northeastern University
Stephen Ross, University of Connecticut and NBER

Discussant:
Jeremy D. West, University of California, Santa Cruz
4:35 pm

Criminal Discount Factors and Deterrence

David Rivers, Western University
Giovanni Mastrobuoni, University of Turin

Discussant:
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon and NBER
5:30 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Group Dinner at Bambara Restaurant (across the street from the Royal Sonesta Hotel)
Thursday, July 27
8:15 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:55 am

The Impact of the Voting Rights Act on City Elections and Finances

Richard Boylan, Rice University

Discussant:
Mitchell Hoffman, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
9:50 am
Break
10:00 am

A Theory of Crime and Vigilance

Jorge A. Vasquez, Bank of Canada
Lones Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Discussant:
Louis Kaplow, Harvard University and NBER
Joint paper with Crime in Longfellow
11:00 am

Using Certainty and Celerity to Deter Crime

Beau Kilmer, RAND Corporation
Greg Midgette, University of Maryland, College Park
12:00 noon
Adjourn and Lunch