SI 2019 Law and Economics
Organized by Christine Jolls
July 24-25, 2019
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, July 24
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Deterrence with Imperfect Attribution

Sandeep Baliga, Northwestern University
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, University of Chicago
Alexander Wolitzky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant:
Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
2:25 pm

Litigating Innovation: Evidence from Securities Class Action Lawsuits

Elisabeth Kempf, Harvard University and NBER
Oliver G. Spalt, University of Mannheim

Discussant:
Wei Jiang, Emory University and NBER
3:20 pm
Break
3:40 pm

The Economic Consequences of Bankruptcy Reform

Tal Gross, Boston University and NBER
Raymond Kluender, Harvard University and NBER
Feng Liu, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Matthew J. Notowidigdo, University of Chicago and NBER
Jialan Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER

Discussant:
Jonathan Zinman, Dartmouth College and NBER
4:35 pm

The Impact of Debt Relief Generosity and Liquid Wealth on Household Bankruptcy

Sasha Indarte, University of Pennsylvania

Discussant:
Betsey Stevenson, University of Michigan and NBER
5:30 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Group Dinner at Bambara
(across the street from the Sonesta)
Thursday, July 25
9:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:30 am

Measuring Regulation

Michael Simkovic, University of Southern California
Miao Ben Zhang, University of Southern California

Discussant:
Ryan Bubb, New York University
10:25 am

Arbitration with Uninformed Consumers

Mark L. Egan, Harvard University and NBER
Gregor Matvos, Northwestern University and NBER
Amit Seru, Stanford University and NBER

Discussant:
W. Bentley MacLeod, Yale University and NBER
11:20 am
Break
11:35 am

How Does Compliance Affect the Returns to Algorithms? Evidence from Boston’s Restaurant Inspectors

Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Andrew Hillis, Harvard University
Hyunjin Kim, INSEAD
Scott Duke Kominers, Harvard University
Michael Luca, Johns Hopkins University and NBER

Discussant:
Daniel Klerman, University of Southern California
12:20 pm
Lunch
Afternoon joint with Crime in the Longfellow Room
1:30 pm

How Valuable are Civil Liberties? Evidence from Gang Injunctions, Crime, and Housing Prices in Southern California

Emily G. Owens, University of California, Irvine
Michelle D. Mioduszewski, University of California, Irvine
Christopher J. Bates, University of California, Irvine

Discussant:
Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago and NBER
2:30 pm

Cash Bail and Court Compliance: Impacts of a Prosecutor-Led Reform

Aurelie Ouss, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia

Discussant:
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago and NBER
3:30 pm

Expungement of Criminal Convictions: An Empirical Study

J.J. Prescott, University of Michigan
Sonja B. Starr, University of Chicago

Discussant:
Amanda Y. Agan, Cornell University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Feldstein Lecture begins at 4:40 in the Ballroom