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”
The Economics Institute for Judges addressed fundamental issues that often are at the heart of legal disputes. Over a full week of intensive classroom lectures and discussions, judges were given a solid grounding in economics, finance, and statistics. The practical relevance of these disciplines was emphasized through the analysis of numerous cases. Agenda
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: Target, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, and JP Morgan Chase are part of the expanding list of firms whose data systems have been breached in the last year, exposing customers to identity theft, financial fraud, and phishing scams. There has been growing concern that the state patchwork of data breach laws are leaving both businesses … Continue reading “Cyberattacks, Data Breaches, and Serial Litigation – Should Federal Data Security Legislation be on Congress’ Horizon?”
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: Corporations that became targets of criminal investigations generally faced two choices: enter into a plea agreement or challenge the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) case in court. Since the early part of this century, however, the DOJ increasingly has relied on two innovative ways to settle criminal investigations: Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”) and Non-Prosecution Agreements … Continue reading “Non-Prosecution and Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Promoting Efficient Settlements or Over-expansion of Corporate Criminalization?”
Prerequisite: Prior completion of an Economics Institute for Judges at George Mason, Northwestern (prior to June 2010), Brookings, Kansas, or Chapman.
Program Description: EPA’s proposed regulations to control electrical power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act have stirred a firestorm of controversy. Challengers insist that EPA has once again exceeded its authority. Supporters argue that the sweeping regulations are essential to avoid severe environmental harm. At this event, leading advocates and scholars discussed this … Continue reading “Emerging Issues Under the Clean Air Act Section 111 (d): Cooperative Federalism or Coercive Overreach?”
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”
