SI 2017 Law & Economics

Christine Jolls, Organizer

July 26-27, 2017

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Wednesday, July 26

8:45 am

Coffee and Pastries

9:15 am

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

Bankruptcy Spillovers

Discussant:

Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER

10:10 am

Break

10:25 am

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

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

Discussant:

Ian Ayres, Yale University

11:20 am

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

Selling Innovation in Bankruptcy

Discussant:

David Abrams, University of Pennsylvania

12:15 pm

Lunch

1:15 pm

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

Effects of Regulatory Capture: Evidence from Patent Examiners

Discussant:

Paul Oyer, Stanford University and NBER

2:10 pm

Break

2:25 pm

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

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

Discussant:

John J. Donohue, Stanford University and NBER

3:20 pm

Break

3:40 pm

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

Endogenous Driving Behavior in Veil of Darkness Tests for Racial Profiling

Discussant:

Jeremy D. West, University of California, Santa Cruz

4:35 pm

David Rivers, Western University
Giovanni Mastrobuoni, University of Turin

Criminal Discount Factors and Deterrence

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

Richard Boylan, Rice University

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

Discussant:

Mitchell Hoffman, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER

9:50 am

Break

10:00 am

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

A Theory of Crime and Vigilance

Discussant:

Louis Kaplow, Harvard University and NBER

Joint paper with Crime in Longfellow

11:00 am

Beau Kilmer, RAND Corporation
Greg Midgette, University of Maryland, College Park

Using Certainty and Celerity to Deter Crime

12:00 noon

Adjourn and Lunch