SI 2021 Law and Economics

Christine Jolls, Organizer

July 28, 2021

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 28
10:15 am
A. Mitchell Polinsky, Stanford University and NBER
Steven Shavell, Harvard University and NBER

Deterrence and the Adjustment of Sentences During Imprisonment
Discussant: Rosa Ferrer, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
11:10 am
Giovanni Facchini, University of Nottingham
Brian G. Knight, Brown University and NBER
Cecilia Testa, University of Nottingham

The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act
Discussant: Abhay Aneja, University of California, Berkeley
12:05 pm
Break
12:15 pm
Aaron Chalfin, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon and NBER
Emily K. Weisburst, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Morgan C. Williams Jr, Barnard College

Police Force Size and Civilian Race
Discussant: Amalia R. Miller, University of Virginia and NBER
1:10 pm
David Abrams, University of Pennsylvania
Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Priyanka Goonetilleke, University of Pennsylvania

Do Cops Know Who to Stop? Assessing Optimizing Models of Police Behavior with a Natural Experiment
Discussant: Stephen Ross, University of Connecticut and NBER
2:05 pm
Adjourn