SI 2020 Law and Economics

Christine Jolls, Organizer

July 22, 2020

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 22
11:30 am
Ying Chen, Johns Hopkins University
Hülya K. Eraslan, Rice University and NBER

Learning While Setting Precedents
Discussant: Giri Parameswaran, Haverford College
12:25 pm
Manudeep Bhuller, University of Oslo
Henrik Sigstad, University of Oslo

Do Judges Learn? Appeals, Reversals and Decision Making
Discussant: Crystal Yang, Harvard University and NBER
1:20 pm
Break
2:15 pm
Todd Gormley, Washington University in St Louis and NBER
Mahsa S. Kaviani, University of Delaware
Hosein Maleki, Florida State University

Are Judges Like Umpires? Political Affiliation and Corporate Prosecutions (slides)
Discussant: Paul Oyer, Stanford University and NBER
3:10 pm
Elliott Ash, ETH Zurich
Bentley MacLeod, Princeton University and NBER

Mandatory Retirement Improved Performance on State Supreme Courts (slides)
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.