SI 2020 Law and Economics
Organized by Christine Jolls
July 22, 2020
on Zoom.us

Wednesday, July 22

11:30 am

Learning While Setting Precedents

Ying Chen, Johns Hopkins University
Hülya K. Eraslan, Rice University and NBER

Discussant:
Giri Parameswaran, Haverford College

12:25 pm

Do Judges Learn? Appeals, Reversals and Decision Making

Manudeep Bhuller, University of Oslo
Henrik Sigstad, University of Oslo

Discussant:
Crystal Yang, Harvard University and NBER

1:20 pm

Break

2:15 pm

Are Judges Like Umpires? Political Affiliation and Corporate Prosecutions (slides)

Todd Gormley, Washington University in St Louis and NBER
Mahsa S. Kaviani, University of Delaware
Hosein Maleki, Florida State University

Discussant:
Paul Oyer, Stanford University and NBER

3:10 pm

Mandatory Retirement Improved Performance on State Supreme Courts (slides)

Elliott Ash, ETH Zurich
Bentley MacLeod, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
John J. Donohue, Stanford University and NBER

4:05 pm

Adjourn

FORMAT:
30 minutes for the presentation
12-13 minutes for the discussant
12-13 minutes for audience questions and the presenter's responses to the discussant/audience questions

Participants should use the raise hand function during the Q and A period and ask the questions themselves after being called on.