SI 2025 Law and Economics
Organized by Christine Jolls
July 23-24, 2025
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and zoom.us
FORMAT: Authors will be given the full hour of each session, with questions during the presentation.
Wednesday, July 23
8:45 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:15 am

Barriers to Debt Relief through Bankruptcy: Evidence on the Filing Decision from a Legal Technology Platform

Samuel Antill, Harvard University
Eleanor Jenke, Harvard University
Raymond Kluender, Harvard University and NBER
10:15 am

Missing Markets for Innovation: Evidence from New Uses for Existing Drugs

Eric Budish, University of Chicago and NBER
Maya Durvasula, Stanford University
Benjamin N. Roin, Independent Researcher
Heidi L. Williams, Dartmouth College and NBER
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am

Strategic Patenting: Evidence from the Biopharmaceutical Industry

Michael D. Frakes, Duke University and NBER
Melissa F. Wasserman, University of Texas at Austin
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:45 pm

Profitable Misconduct, Corporate Governance, and Law Enforcement

Anat Admati, Stanford University
Nathan Atkinson, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Paul Pfleiderer, Stanford University
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Collusion through Common Leadership

Alejandro Herrera-Caicedo, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Jessica Jeffers, HEC Paris
Elena Prager, University of Rochester and NBER
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm

Legal Assistance for Evictions: Impacts, Mechanisms, and Demand

Aviv Caspi, Stanford University
Charlie Rafkin, University of California, Berkeley
5:15 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Group Dinner at Bambara (across the street from the Royal Sonesta)
Thursday, July 24
8:15 am
Coffee and Pastries

Morning Joint with Economics of Crime in Skyline ABC
8:45 am

Selection Bias and Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force

Felipe M. Gonçalves, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Steven Mello, Dartmouth College and NBER
Emily K. Weisburst, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
9:45 am

Prose and Cons: Evaluating the Legality of Police Stops with Large Language Models

David Abrams, University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Choi, Washington University in St. Louis
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am

What is the Best Response? Examining the Impact of Police and Their Alternatives

Bocar A. Ba, Duke University and NBER
Patton Chen, Duke University
Tony Cheng, Duke University
Martha C. Eies, Duke University
Justin E. Holz, University of Michigan
12:00 pm
Lunch and Adjourn