The John M. Olin Center

The John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business

Law and Economics Seminar:

This seminar, offered in both the fall and spring semesters, provides students with an opportunity to discuss ongoing research in economic analysis of law. At most of the meetings invited speakers - many from the Law School - will present works in progress. Outside speakers have included Cass Sunstein, Robert Ellickson, Richard Posner, and Richard Revesz. Enrollment in either or both terms is permitted. Articles being presented in the current (or most recent) semester can be found on the Course Website (simply go to the "Course Documents" tab on the left to download the articles).

Spring 2012

Jan. 24: John Coates (HLS), Managing Disputes Through Contract: Evidence from M&A

Jan. 31: William Hubbard (University of Chicago), The Problem of Measuring Legal Change, with Application to Bell Atlantic v. Twombly

Feb. 7: Quinn Curtis (University of Virginia), An Empirical Study of Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Litigation: Do the Merits Matter?

Feb. 14: Students Only

Feb. 21: Jennifer Arlen (NYU), Corporate Governance Regulation Through Non-Prosecution

Feb. 28: David Rosenberg (HLS) and Kathy Spier (HLS), On the Structural Bias in the Litigation of Common Question Claims

Mar. 6: Gillian Hadfield (University of Southern California), Scaffolding: Using Formal Contracts to Build Informal Relations to Support Innovation

[Mar. 13: No class: Spring Break]

Mar. 20: Lisa Bernstein (University of Chicago), Usage in the Courts: The Flawed Evidentiary Basis of Article 2’s Incorporation Strategy

Mar. 27: Holger Spamann (HLS), Methodological Requirements for Large-Scale Comparisons – The Example of Legal Families

Apr. 3: Christine Jolls (Yale), Behavioral Law and Economics

Apr. 10: Terry Fisher (HLS), Infection: The Health Crisis in the Developing World and What We Should Do About It

Apr. 17: Dan Klerman (University of Southern California), Economic Analysis of Personal Jurisdiction: Exit, Voice, and Price