The Law & Economics Center at the George Mason University Scalia Law School embarked on a unique new project—the “Capitalism and Rule of Law Project”— offering a comprehensive set of programs, across all of its divisions, to defend the economics and law of capitalism. The project aims to educate and awaken key legal and policy … Continue reading “Research Roundtable on Capitalism & the Rule of Law”
Forum on Capitalism & the Rule of Law in the Woke Era The social, legal, and economic conversation in the United States increasingly centers on “wokeness” and whether it is an appropriate metric for evaluating the soundness of policy. Is that wokeness driving social and economic changes that threaten to uproot core aspects of capitalism, … Continue reading “Forum on Capitalism & the Rule of Law in the Woke Era”
The Law & Economics Center at the George Mason University Scalia Law School embarked on a unique new project—the “Capitalism and Rule of Law Project”— offering a comprehensive set of programs, across all of its divisions, to defend the economics and law of capitalism. The project aims to educate and awaken key legal and policy … Continue reading “Research Roundtable on Capitalism & the Rule of Law”
Forum on Capitalism & the Rule of Law in the Modern Era The social, legal, and economic conversation in the United States increasingly centers on “wokeness” and whether it is an appropriate metric for evaluating the soundness of policy. Is that wokeness driving social and economic changes that threaten to uproot core aspects of capitalism, … Continue reading “Forum on Capitalism & the Rule of Law in the Modern Era”
In the rush to solve complex emerging problems, there is always a risk of forgetting simple truths and fundamental insights that are critically relevant today. The Forum revisited the legal, economic, and philosophical insights from legends of capitalism, the Rule of Law, and economic liberties – Adam Smith, Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, and Nobel Laureate … Continue reading “Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism”
The LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Information, Advertising, Privacy, and Data Security introduced law professors to the economics of information, including concepts such as search costs, adverse selection, signaling, and screening. The program covered the economics of privacy, data security, and online advertising, as well as an understanding of how the First … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Information, Advertising, Privacy, and Data Security”
The Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economics Studies, a division of the Law & Economics Center (LEC) at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School held a Research Roundtable on “Industry Self-Regulation” at Scalia Law School on Sunday, June 5 – Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The Roundtable was designed to encourage the development … Continue reading “Research Roundtable on Industry Self-Regulation”
The Workshop for Law Professors on Teaching Capitalism was a five-day program that deepened law professors understanding of the fundamentals of capitalism, educated the participants in methods and techniques for teaching about capitalism as a stand-alone course in their own law schools, and helped guide these professors in ways to integrate lessons learned from capitalism … Continue reading “Law Professors Workshop on Teaching Capitalism”
The 12th Annual Henry G. Manne Faculty Forum is an annual Roundtable where junior tenure-track faculty at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School presented draft papers for comment, discussion, and critique by senior faculty at the law school. Each author also invited one other discussant of their choice to participate. Following the Forum, the … Continue reading “12th Annual Henry G. Manne Faculty Forum”
Pacific Legal Foundation’s Center for the Separation of Powers, The Center for Growth and Opportunity, and George Mason University’s Law & Economics Center sought papers for a research roundtable on due process deficits in regulatory agencies’ enforcement and adjudication practices which was held in October 2022 at the Scalia Law School. A constellation of distinct … Continue reading “Research Roundtable: Due Process Deficits in Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication”
