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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2004 |
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Law and Economics Workshop |
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Daniel Kessler and Kip Viscusi, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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5 Cambridge Parkway |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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July 30 and 31, 2004 |
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PROGRAM
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FRIDAY,
JULY 30: Joint
session with Corporate Governance Project Meeting, 8:15-11:00 a.m. |
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8:15
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Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:30
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MICHAEL
GREENSTONE, MIT and NBER |
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PAUL OYER,
Stanford University and NBER |
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ANNETTE
VISSING-JORGENSEN, Northwestern University and NBER |
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Mandated
Disclosure, Stock Returns, and the 1964 Acts Amendments |
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Discussant:
HOWARD CHANG, University of Pennsylvania |
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9:15
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ALLEN
FERRELL, Harvard University |
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Discussant:
JOSH LERNER, Harvard University and NBER |
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10:00
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Break |
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10:15
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RENE
STULZ, Ohio State University and NBER |
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CRAIG
DODGE, University of Toronto |
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G.
ANDREW KAROLYI, Ohio State University |
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Why Do
Country Characteristics Matter So Much for Corporate Governance? |
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Discussant:
SIMON JOHNSON, MIT and NBER |
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11:00
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Break |
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11:15
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ROLAND
FRYER, Harvard University and NBER |
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GLENN
LOURY and TOLGE YURET, Boston University |
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Color-Blind
Affirmative Action |
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Discussant:
CHRISTOPHER AVERY, Harvard University |
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12:00
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Lunch |
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1:00
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IAN
AYRES, Yale University |
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FRED
VARS, Miller Shakman & Hamilton |
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NASSER
ZAKARIYA, Yale University |
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Discussant:
LOUIS KAPLOW, Harvard University and NBER |
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1:45
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KATHERINE
BAICKER, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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MIREILLE
JACOBSON, UC Irvine |
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Finders Keepers: Forfeiture Laws, Policing Incentives,
and Local Budgets |
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Discussant: PHIL COOK, Duke University and NBER |
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2:45
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JEFFREY
GROGGER, UC, Los Angeles and NBER |
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GREG
RIDGEWAY, RAND |
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Testing
for Racial Profiling Behind a Veil of Darkness |
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Discussant:
DANIEL KESSLER, Stanford University and NBER |
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3:30
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Break |
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3:45
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LUCIAN
BEBCHUK, Harvard University and NBER |
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Ownership
and Exchange |
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Discussant:
KATHRYN SPIER, Northwestern University and NBER |
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4:30
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STEVEN
SHAVELL, Harvard University and NBER |
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The
Appeals Process and Adjudicator Incentives |
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Discussant: DAN KLERMAN, University of Southern
California |
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5:15
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Adjourn |
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6:00
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Group
Dinner |
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Davios
Restaurant |
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Royal
Sonesta Hotel |
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SATURDAY,
JULY 31: |
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8:30
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Coffee
and Doughnuts |
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8:45
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DORA
COSTA, MIT and NBER |
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MATTHEW
KAHN, Tufts University |
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Discussant:
JOHN de FIGUEIREDO, MIT and NBER |
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9:30
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Break |
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9:45
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FELIX
OBERHOLZER-GEE, Harvard University |
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JOEL
WALDFOGEL and MATTHEW WHITE, |
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University
of Pennsylvania and NBER |
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Friend or Foe?
Coordination, Cooperation and Learning in High-Stakes Games |
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Discussant:
ALVIN ROTH, Harvard University and NBER |
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10:30
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Break |
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10:45
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ALBERT
CHOI, University of Virginia |
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CHRIS
SANCHIRICO, University of Pennsylvania |
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Discussant:
A. MITCHELL POLINSKY, Stanford University and NBER |
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11:30
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SURAJEET
CHAKRAVORTY, and W. BENTLEY MacLEOD, |
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University
of Southern California |
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On the Efficiency and Enforcement of Standard Form
Contracts: |
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Discussant:
BEN HERMALIN, UC, Berkeley |
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12:15
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Adjourn |
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7/28/04 |
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