Today’s vibrant internet economy is increasingly driven by the collection and use of consumer data. While the tech sector has provided tremendous benefits to consumers, the unintended consequences of data sharing can raise concerns, as evidenced by the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica controversy. Naturally, policy discussions are focused on how best to protect consumers from harmful uses … Continue reading “AGEP Workshop on Information , Advertising, and Privacy”
The revelation of the Cambridge Analytica scandal marked a tipping point in policy debates around Big Data, but while new regulations seem inevitable, the path of American privacy and data security law is still uncertain. How should lawmakers respond to the mounting public distrust of the digital economy? This year’s annual public policy symposium will … Continue reading “7th Annual Public Policy Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy and Data Security”
On May 16, 2019, the Program on Financial Regulation & Technology presented their first Public Policy Conference on Smart Regulation and the Future of Financial Services at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, VA. The conference included a speech by SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce and a conversation with Craig Phillips, Counselor to … Continue reading “Smart Regulation and the Future of Financial Services Conference”
General Counsel of the US Treasury Brent McIntosh (nominee to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs), participated in a one-hour armchair discussion with Thomas P. Vartanian, Founder and Executive Director of the Financial Regulation & Technology Institute and Antonin Scalia Law School Professor. If the Senate confirms his nomination, McIntosh will become … Continue reading “Meet the Policymakers Forum – Brent McIntosh”
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 “Ninth Annual Manne Faculty Forum”
The Economics Institute is a three and a half day educational program that helps AG staff attorneys improve their understanding of the basic economic principles often found at the heart of legal and public policy disputes. During the September Institute and through interactive, classroom-style lectures, the participants received a solid grounding in economic concepts and … Continue reading “AGEP Economics Institute”
Consumer protection in the modern economy is built on a foundation that includes common law tort, government regulation, and competitive marketplace pressures. Each of these institutions must perform efficiently if they are to protect consumer welfare adequately while enabling innovation and promoting choice. The Law & Economics Center’s Symposium on the Law & Economics of … Continue reading “Symposium on the Law & Economics of Consumer Protection”
The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School held a LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law & Economics, at the beginning of October 2019. The goal of the Workshop was to provide law professors basic tools for understanding the Austrian school and a sense of how they might … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law & Economics”
In the wake of the 2007 housing market crash, Congress created the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) to supervise Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored lending agencies that are supposed to provide stability and liquidity to the mortgage market. Almost immediately, the Authority announced its plans to take over the two mortgage giants and … Continue reading “Meet the Policymakers Forum – Dr. Mark A. Calabria”
As the digital economy redefines traditional notions of the employer/employee relationship, and policy makers develop new methods of managing the labor landscape, regulators and enforcement officials are facing a myriad of challenges to vigilant and responsible oversight. It’s imperative that enforcement and oversight decisions are approached with a foundational understanding of the underlying economic principles … Continue reading “AGEP Workshop on the Economics of Labor Markets and Employment Law”
