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
Samuel Antill, Harvard University
Aymeric Bellon, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Real Effects of Bankruptcy Forum Shopping
Discussant: Jonathan B. Petkun, Duke University
11:30 am
Keith Finlay, U.S. Census Bureau
Elizabeth Luh, University of Michigan
Michael G. Mueller-Smith, University of Michigan and NBER

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
Ryan Bubb, New York University
Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci, University of Amsterdam

Differentiation through Legal Uncertainty
Discussant: Joshua Teitelbaum, Georgetown University
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Tania Babina, Columbia University and NBER
Simcha Barkai, Boston College
Jessica Jeffers, HEC Paris
Ezra Karger, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Ekaterina Volkova, University of Melbourne

Antitrust Enforcement Increases Economic Activity
Discussant: Gabriel M. Unger, Stanford University
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm
Joseph A. Kalmenovitz, University of Rochester
Suzanne Chang, Tulane University
Alejandro Lopez-Lira, University of Florida

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
 Francesco Trebbi, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Miao Ben Zhang, University of Southern California
Michael Simkovic, University of Southern California

The Cost of Regulatory Compliance in the United States
Discussant: Adair Morse, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
9:00 am
Longfellow
 Elisa Jácome, Northwestern University and NBER
Felipe M. Gonçalves, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Emily K. Weisburst, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Community Engagement and Public Safety: Evidence from Crime Enforcement Targeting Immigrants
Discussant: Bocar A. Ba, Duke University and NBER
10:00 am
Longfellow
 Susan T. Parker, Northeastern University
Matthew B. Ross, Northeastern University
Stephen Ross, University of Connecticut and NBER

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
 Elliott Ash, ETH Zurich
Claudia Marangon, ETH Zurich

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