SI 2019 Law and Economics
Christine Jolls, Organizer
July 24-25, 2019
University Room
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, July 24 | ||||
12:30 pm | Lunch | |||
1:30 pm |
Sandeep Baliga, Northwestern University Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, University of Chicago Alexander Wolitzky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Deterrence with Imperfect Attribution
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2:25 pm |
Elisabeth Kempf, Harvard University and NBER Oliver G. Spalt, University of Mannheim Litigating Innovation: Evidence from Securities Class Action Lawsuits
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3:20 pm | Break | |||
3:40 pm |
Tal Gross, Boston University and NBER Raymond Kluender, Harvard University Feng Liu, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Matthew J. Notowidigdo, University of Chicago and NBER Jialan Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER The Economic Consequences of Bankruptcy Reform
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4:35 pm |
Sasha Indarte, University of Pennsylvania The Impact of Debt Relief Generosity and Liquid Wealth on Household Bankruptcy
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5:30 pm | Adjourn | |||
6:00 pm |
Group Dinner at Bambara (across the street from the Sonesta) |
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Thursday, July 25 | ||||
9:00 am | Coffee and Pastries | |||
9:30 am |
Michael Simkovic, University of Southern California Miao Ben Zhang, University of Southern California Measuring Regulation
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10:25 am |
Mark L. Egan, Harvard University and NBER Gregor Matvos, Northwestern University and NBER Amit Seru, Stanford University and NBER Arbitration with Uninformed Consumers
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11:20 am | Break | |||
11:35 am |
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 How Does Compliance Affect the Returns to Algorithms? Evidence from Boston’s Restaurant Inspectors
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12:20 pm | Lunch | |||
Afternoon joint with Crime in the Longfellow Room | ||||
1:30 pm
Longfellow
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Emily G. Owens, University of California, Irvine Michelle D. Mioduszewski, University of California at Irvine Christopher J. Bates, University of California at Irvine How Valuable are Civil Liberties? Evidence from Gang Injunctions, Crime, and Housing Prices in Southern California
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2:30 pm
Longfellow
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Aurelie Ouss, University of Pennsylvania and NBER Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia Cash Bail and Court Compliance: Impacts of a Prosecutor-Led Reform
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3:30 pm
Longfellow
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J.J. Prescott, University of Michigan Sonja B. Starr, University of Chicago Expungement of Criminal Convictions: An Empirical Study
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn Feldstein Lecture begins at 4:40 in the Ballroom |