SI 2024 Law and Economics

Christine Jolls, Organizer

July 24-25, 2024

Longfellow BC

FORMAT: 30 minutes for the author's presentation and approximately 12 minutes for the discussant's comments. The remaining time will be for audience Q&A.

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 24
10:30 am

The Real Effects of Bankruptcy Forum Shopping
Discussant: Jonathan B. Petkun, Duke University
11:30 am

Race and Ethnicity (Mis)measurement in the U.S. Criminal Justice System (slides)
Discussant: Amalia R. Miller, University of Virginia and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:45 pm

Differentiation through Legal Uncertainty
Discussant: Joshua C. Teitelbaum, Georgetown University
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Antitrust Enforcement Increases Economic Activity
Discussant: Gabriel M. Unger, Stanford University
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm

Follow the Pipeline: Anticipatory Effects of Proposed Regulations (slides)
Discussant: John M. de Figueiredo, Duke University and NBER
5:15 pm
Adjourn
5:30 pm
Summer Institute reception at the Royal Sonesta
7:00 pm
Group Dinner at Bambara (across the street from the Royal Sonesta)
Thursday, July 25
7:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
Thursday's meeting will be in the Longfellow Room. The three papers beginning at 9:00 am are joint with Economics of Crime.
8:00 am
Longfellow

The Cost of Regulatory Compliance in the United States
Discussant: Adair Morse, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
9:00 am
Longfellow

Community Engagement and Public Safety: Evidence from Crime Enforcement Targeting Immigrants
Discussant: Bocar A. Ba, Duke University and NBER
10:00 am
Longfellow

Driving Change: Evaluating Connecticut's Collaborative Approach to Reducing Racial Disparities in Policing (slides)
Discussant: Benjamin Feigenberg, University of Illinois Chicago and NBER
11:00 am
Break
11:15 am
Longfellow

Judging Disparities: Recidivism Risk, Image Motives, and In-Group Bias on Wisconsin Criminal Courts (slides)
Discussant: Marit Rehavi, University of British Columbia
12:15 pm
Adjourn and Lunch