Program Description: The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University School of Law was pleased to hold the LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law and Economics, October 1-3, 2014, in Arlington, VA. The goal of the Workshop was to provide law professors basic tools for understanding the Austrian school and a sense of … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law & Economics”
Program Description: Applying Austrian economic ideas to environmentalism as it applies to ecology, economics, common law, and regulation, theis Research Roundtable discussed 4 original draft papers in detail. The various papers focus on ecology viewed as discordant harmonies; Austrian vs. neoclassical environmental economics; the common law as an evolutionary process; and legal and regulatory barriers to … Continue reading “LEC-PERC Research Roundtable on Dynamic Environmentalism: Ecology, Economics, and the Law”
Program Description: As the first meeting of the LEC Privacy Fellows, this workshop focused on the topics of the legal framework surrounding the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection authority over advertising, privacy, and data security standards; the economics of information and advertising; the economics of privacy; and emerging legal and regulatory issues worthy of economic … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Economists on the Law & Economics of Consumer Protection”
Fourth Annual Henry G. Manne Law & Economics Conference Program Description: The one-day symposium featured a comprehensive analysis of the history and economics of consumer credit and its regulation in America, with commentary from leading economists, law professors, and policy-makers. Panels focused on policy and contemporary debates as well as economic and legal perspectives. Research papers … Continue reading “Eleventh Annual Symposium of the Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy: A Symposium on Consumer Credit and the American Economy”
Program Description: The objective of this LEC-PERC workshop was to expose professors who teach natural resource and environmental law to the importance of property rights, transaction costs, and markets for solving environmental problems. The workshop began with some initial theoretical insights regarding the potential for environmental markets and built to specific applications to land, forests, wildlife, … Continue reading “LEC-PERC Workshop on Environmental Economics for Law Professors”
Program Description: LEC Privacy Fellowship Finalists presented their revised proposals in an academic seminar designed to provide constructive feedback from experts in privacy, data security, and consumer protection. The 2015 LEC Privacy Fellows will be selected after the Research Roundtable. Selected Fellows will be notified by January 30, 2015 and will present their finalized papers at … Continue reading “LEC Research Roundtable for Economists on Privacy & Data Security”
Program Description: The goal of the Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Litigation and Civil Procedure was to help participants enhance their understanding of economics, broaden their analytical tools, and allow them to introduce greater economic sophistication and policy relevance to their academic work. This workshop was aimed at law professors interested in teaching … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Litigation and Civil Procedure”
Program Description: The Obama administration’s proposed “Clean Power Plan” and the EPA’s proposed regulations under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act are perhaps the most expansive, complex and controversial environmental programs ever devised. Critics argue that the EPA has once again exceeded its authority and expanded its powers far beyond anything Congress intended. Supporters insist … Continue reading “EPA’s Proposed Regulations Under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act: Clean Power or Power Play?”
The Manne Family, the Law & Economics Center, and the George Mason University School of Law held a memorial service for Henry G. Manne, a legal pioneer, LEC Founder, and Dean Emeritus of GMU School of Law. The LEC’s collection of tributes to Henry G. Manne is located here. Memorial Handout
Program Description: This symposium focused on the unique challenges in competition and antitrust law across differing global regimes. Panels discussed class actions and private actions, economics and economic evidence across differing antitrust regimes, non-competition goals in global antitrust law, and remedies and commitments across differing antitrust regimes. Expert panelists and speakers presented viewpoints of both domestic … Continue reading “George Mason Law Review 18th Annual Antitrust Symposium”
