Law, Economics & Organization Workshop
Fall 2008
September 11Enrichetta Ravina, New York University/SternLove & Loans. The Effect of Beauty and Personal Characteristics in Credit Markets
September 25Amy Finkelstein, MIT/EconomicsEstimating Welfare in Insurance Markets Using Variation in Prices (with Mark Cullen and Liran Einav)
October 16 Joel Slemrod, Michigan/BusinessThe Coase Theorem and Tax Law (with Kyle Logue)
October 30Ilyana Kuziemko, Princeton/Economics"Dodging Up" to College or "Dodging Down" to Jail: Behavioral Responses to the Vietnam Draft by Race and Class.
November 13Edward Iacobucci, Toronto/Law"Does Departing from Mandatory Corporate Law Increase Value?"
December 4David Haddock, Northwestern/LawBad Public Goods—CAFE—The Corporate Average Fuel Economy Mandate, with Federico Boffa and Stephania Proporato
December 18David Autor, MIT/EconomicsThe Effect of Transfer Income on Labor Force Participation and Enrollment in Federal Benefits Programs: Evidence from the Veterans Disability Compensation Program (with Mark Duggan)
Spring 2009
January 29Betsey Stevenson, Penn/WhartonThe Paradox of Declining Female Happiness
February 12James Snyder, MIT/Political Science and EconomicsThe Returns to U.S. Congressional Seats in the Mid-19th Century
February 26Richard Craswell, Stanford/LawWhen is a Willful Breach ‘Willful’? The Link Between Definitions and Damages
March 12Edward Morrison, Columbia/LawCreditor Control and Conflict in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy(with Kenneth M. Ayotte)
April 2Polk Wagner, Penn/LawDid Phillips Change Anything? Empirical Analysis of the Federal Circuit's Claim Construction Jurisprudence
April 16Ronen Avraham, University of Texas/LawThe Impact of Tort Reform on Intensity of Treatment: Evidence from the Heart Patients
