Program Description: The Workshop for Law Professors on Empirical Methods was designed to teach law professors the conceptual and practical skills required to (1) understand and evaluate others’ empirical studies, and (2) design and implement their own empirical studies. Participants were not expected to have background in statistical knowledge or empirical skills prior to enrollment. … Continue reading “LEC Workshop on Empirical Methods for Law Professors”
The civil justice system in the United States is in a constant state of flux. Changes occur at both the state and federal levels, through both legislative and judicial actions. At the same time, judges face a constant barrage of new and innovative legal theories and procedural maneuvers. The annual symposium provided a platform that gave judges … Continue reading “Tenth Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues”
Agenda. 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 … Continue reading “LEC Consumer Credit Academy”
Agenda. Consumer financial protection policy continues to raise challenging questions at the intersection of consumer credit and payment systems, emerging technologies, other areas of law, and larger issues regarding the stability and efficiency of the banking system. The Sixth Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services Regulation will examine a number of issues including the … Continue reading “Sixth Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services Regulation”
The LEC’s Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) hosted a two-day program on the economics of information. The first day consisted of instruction on the foundational economics of information, with focus on search costs, adverse selection, and the economics of advertising and privacy. The day finished with an industry panel to discuss the role of … Continue reading “LEC Workshop on Consumer Protection for AG Staff and Economists”
The LEC’s Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) hosted a two-day program on the economics of information. The first day consisted of instruction on the foundational economics of information, with focus on search costs, adverse selection, and the economics of advertising and privacy. The day finished with an industry panel to discuss the role of … Continue reading “LEC Workshop on Consumer Protection for AG Staff and Economists”
Leading scholars, practitioners, and government officials discussed topics such as biometrics, big data, differing EU and US approaches to the intersection between privacy and antitrust, and new empirical research on privacy and data security. A luncheon panel will discuss the encryption debate. Privacy & Competition: US & EU Perspectives Panelists: Andrea Glorioso, Counselor, ICT … Continue reading “Fourth Annual LEC Public Policy Conference on the Law & Economics of Privacy and Data Security”
The Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) at Antonin Scalia Law School invites applications for an innovative research program designed to support research on the economics of privacy and data security. The Privacy Scholars Fellowship Program is designed to support research on the economics of privacy and data security. Topics of special interest include: consumer … Continue reading “2016-17 Privacy Scholars Fellowship Program”
Program Description: The Manne Faculty Forum is an annual Roundtable, held in September, where junior tenure-track faculty at George Mason University School of Law present draft papers for comment, discussion, and critique by senior faculty at the law school. Each author also invites one other discussant of their choice to participate. Following the Forum, the authors … Continue reading “Sixth Annual Manne Faculty Forum”
This event is closed. If you have any questions, please contact the event planner directly. The AGEP Economics Institute was a three and a half day program that addressed the fundamental issues often at the heart of legal disputes and provided Attorneys General and their staff with a solid grounding in the economics of legal … Continue reading “AGEP Economics Institute”
