Jointly with the Department of Economics, the Law & Economics Center organized a workshop in Experimental Law and Economics at the Antonin Scalia Law School. The workshop presented eight papers with the goals to promote research opportunities and facilitate discussion in experimental law and economics. This event was by invite only.
From opioids to firearms, and from lead paint to global warming, reform advocates have increasingly turned to courts to tackle major policy problems. Frustrated by the slow pace of legislative and regulatory change, advocates have seized on the common law doctrine of public nuisance to address widespread public policy issues. Most such lawsuits have … Continue reading “Regulation Through Litigation and the Expansion of Public Nuisance Lawsuits”
The EU and the US have distinct approaches to protecting consumer data, but policies like the GDPR and “The Right to Be Forgotten” do not necessarily stop at the border. Empirical evidence suggests that EU privacy regulation has reduced investment in EU tech firms. If EU privacy regulations affect how US companies collect and use … Continue reading “Is EU Privacy Regulation Being Exported to the US?”
The largest online communication, entertainment, shopping, and social media platforms have come under increasing regulatory scrutiny, accused by those on both the political left and right of intruding too much into user privacy, skewing the content viewers see, and wielding too much market power. Facebook recently agreed to a record-breaking $5 billion fine by the … Continue reading “How Big is Too Big? Big Tech, Antitrust, and Privacy”
Economics: From Classroom to Courtroom This free-standing course combined elements of the Judicial Education Program’s newly developed Introduction to Economics for Judges and its Case Analysis Seminar. Program days alternated between lecture and seminar formats. On lecture days, a basic economic concept was introduced and its applications to law and public policy presented. On seminar … Continue reading “Economics: From Classroom to Courtroom”
Antonin Scalia Law School Originalism Summit: The Originalism Summit brought together a small and select group of judges, appellate lawyers, and academics who were committed to originalism (and thus steeped in originalist concepts and methods) for an advanced-level discussion about its role in appellate litigation. There were no course materials or any need to prepare … Continue reading “George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Originalism Summit”
The Law & Economics Center and the Program on Economics & Privacy hosted a Research Roundtable for Privacy Fellows from Thursday, January 16 to Saturday, January 18 2020. Click to learn more about the program agenda.
Data breaches have become commonplace for consumers. The Equifax breach alone affected over 145 million Americans. Some have questioned whether companies have done enough to protect private information, while businesses point to the costs and challenges of instituting new protections. With no uniform federal policy in place, some states have begun searching for solutions. The … Continue reading “The Future of Data Breach Litigation”
Introduction to Economics for Judges Introduction to Economics for Judges is an updated version of our long-running flagship program, the Economics Institute for Judges. The lecture program provided basic economic concepts which were reinforced by numerous applications to law and public policy.
Case Analysis Seminar In the Case Analysis Seminar, an economic concept was introduced by one of the moderators, a case was briefed by one of the program participants, and an in-depth discussion of the economic concepts and their application to the case by the group followed. The sessions were moderated by law and economics scholars … Continue reading “Case Analysis Seminar”
