Program Description: The motivation for the Research Roundtable on Solving the Public Pension Crisis was to spur research and understanding about the full-spectrum review of the law, economics, political economy, and public policy issues regarding public employee pensions and pension reform. The Roundtable involved detailed discussions of 8 original draft papers.
Program Description: The goal of the Workshop for Law Professors on Public Choice Economics was to introduce law professors to the concepts of public choice and positive political economy and how to use those concepts in their research and teaching. The workshop was designed to be conceptual rather than technical and was aimed at introducing … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Public Choice Economics”
The Economics Institute for Judges–the JEP’s flagship program–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 scientific method. The practical relevance of these disciplines was emphasized through the analysis of numerous cases. Agenda and … Continue reading “Economics Institute for Judges, October 2016”
Underfunded public employee pensions are one of the major fiscal crises confronting American states and municipalities. It is estimated that the shortfall is as much as $1 trillion and payments to retirees increasingly are diverting funds for necessary services, including police, fire, schools, roads, and other core services. Efforts at reform have run into increasing … Continue reading “LEC Public Policy Conference on Solving the Public Pension Crisis”
Twenty Years in Antitrust and Lessons for a New Administration The last twenty years has seen a massive proliferation of competition agencies around the globe, increasing to nearly than 130 to date. Twenty years later, the globalization of antitrust has become even more pronounced. On the 20th Anniversary of the George Mason Antitrust Symposium, global … Continue reading “George Mason Law Review’s 20th Annual Antitrust Symposium”
The Economics Institute for Judges–the JEP’s flagship program–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 scientific method. The practical relevance of these disciplines were emphasized through the analysis of numerous cases. … Continue reading “Economics Institute for Judges, March 2017”
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 raises … Continue reading “Second Annual LEC Consumer Credit Academy”
Consumer financial protection is fraught with problems arising from breaches in the electronic payment system, threats to privacy, black markets, and overall data security. As internet commerce accelerates, vulnerabilities inherent in this growing flow of individual and institutional financial information create substantial public policy challenges for regulators and decision-makers. The Seventh Annual Public Policy Institute … Continue reading “AGEP Seventh Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services”
The Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) at George Mason University School of Law hosted its 2nd Annual Digital Information Policy Scholars Conference on Friday, April 28, 2017. The Scholars Conference showcased original research papers on such topics as: Consumer valuation of privacy Data security in the payment cards industry The impact of identity theft … Continue reading “Second Annual Digital Information Policy Scholars Conference”
The Economics Institute for Judges–the JEP’s flagship program–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 scientific method. The practical relevance of these disciplines was emphasized through the analysis of numerous cases. … Continue reading “Economics Institute for Judges, May 2017”
