The US Constitution tries to preserve state prerogatives by enumerating the powers of the national government and preserving other powers for the states. But the interconnected nature of our modern economy continuously pits state and national governments against one another in the regulation of such issues as energy and the environment, banking and finance, health … Continue reading “Workshop on Federalism and the Economics of Regulation”
In the wake of the global financial crisis, countries around the world have been grappling with the need to develop a modern consumer financial protection system that simultaneously protects consumers and preserves and encourages competition, choice, and innovation. Rapid technological innovation promises the development of novel consumer products and seamless payment systems, but also raises … Continue reading “Third Annual Consumer Payments and Finance Academy”
The Law & Economics Center hosted its Eighth Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services on Tuesday, May 1 through Thursday, May 3, 2018. This years program featured a keynote addresses by Mark A. Calabria, Chief Economist for the Office of the Vice President of the United States, and Nathaniel Popper, Technology Reporter for The New … Continue reading “AGEP Eighth Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services”
The George Mason University Law & Economics Center and the Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) hosted the Workshop for Attorneys General and Regulators on the Economics of Information, Advertising, and Privacy at George Mason University’s Arlington, Virginia campus on Thursday, May 31 and Friday June 1, 2018. Today’s vibrant internet economy is increasingly driven … Continue reading “Workshop for Attorneys General and Regulators on the Economics of Information, Advertising, and Privacy”
The Economics Institute was a three and a half day educational program that helped AG staff attorneys improve their understanding of the basic economic principles often found at the heart of legal and public policy disputes. Through interactive, classroom-style lectures, participants received a solid grounding in economic concepts and methods and learned how these tools … Continue reading “AGEP Economics Institute”
The Law & Economics of Criminal Justice Reform The tools of law and economics can help identify strengths and weaknesses in America’s system of criminal justice and can be used to evaluate reform proposals. The Symposium on the Law and Economics of Criminal Justice Reform gathered the country’s leading authorities on crime, policing, and punishment … Continue reading “The Law & Economics of Criminal Justice Reform”
From Medicaid fraud to medical malpractice and from hospital mergers to drug pricing practices, state attorneys general must be vigilant in protecting health care consumers and state taxpayers from deceptive, misleading, and other illegal activity. So, enforcement and oversight decisions should always be informed by of an understanding of the economics underlying the complex interactions … Continue reading “AGEP Workshop on the Law & Economics of Health Care”
Recently, there have been a series of challenges aimed at “reinvigorating” antitrust enforcement agencies and institutions and calling into question the economic approach to antitrust. This latest challenge to the modern antitrust paradigm calls for the rejection of the consumer welfare standard and the incorporation of non-economic considerations, such as fairness, income inequality, and other broader … Continue reading “AGEP – Symposium: Antitrust at the Crossroads?”
The Consumer Payments & Finance Academy offered classroom-style lectures on some of the fundamentals of the financial services market, including the evolution of money and payment systems, the economics of consumer credit, and the technologies developed to ensure data privacy and security. The Ninth Annual Financial Services Symposium was a seminar featuring panel discussions on new … Continue reading “Fourth Annual AGEP Consumer Payment Academy”
The Law & Economics Center hosted its Ninth Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services. Panels discussed blockchain payment technology, consumer credit and its regulation, financial inclusion and the shadow economy. Program participants had the opportunity to tour a state of the art Visa processing facility designed to securely process hundreds of millions of transactions … Continue reading “AGEP Ninth Annual Financial Services Symposium”
