The Economics Institute for Judges, Week One, 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.
Program Description: The AGEP Economics Institute is a three and a half day program that addresses the fundamental issues often at the heart of legal disputes and provides Attorneys General and their staff with a solid grounding in economics, statistics, and the scientific method. The program includes the analysis of numerous court cases and emphasizes … Continue reading “Economics Institute”
With a curriculum designed by a committee of distinguished practitioners and scholars jointly selected by the Antitrust Section and Mason JEP, the Antitrust Institute provided maximum practical value to generalist judges with no prior training in either antitrust law or antitrust economics. The Institute concluded with an in-depth mock trial encompassing sophisticated (yet, commonplace) economic … Continue reading “Antitrust Law & Economics Institute”
Program Description: On the morning of October 10, the Law & Economics Center hosted a public policy conference on Competition Among Online Platforms. Amazon, Apple, Face Book, and Google each began by offering vastly different services and products: online shopping, computers, social networking, and search. Today, however, these companies compete with one another across a variety … Continue reading “LEC Public Policy Conference on Competition Among Online Platforms”
The Economics Institute for Judges, Week One, 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.
Third Annual Henry G. Manne Law & Economics Conference Tenth Anniversary Symposium of the Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy This one day symposium reflected on the lives and works of three great scholars who contributed in significant ways to Law & Economics at George Mason University School of Law: Armen Alchian taught in the … Continue reading “The Unique Contributions of Armen Alchian, Robert Bork, and James Buchanan to George Mason University School of Law”
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 … Continue reading “Eighth Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues”
Agenda
Program Description: The institute is a two-day program that will address the economics and applications of antitrust law. The program will begin will the foundational aspects of economics and antitrust policy, including a review of supply and demand and a broad overview of competition and monopoly. The final day of the program will include the 17th … Continue reading “Public Policy Institute on Antitrust Economics”
Agenda Government Surveillance and Internet Search Behavior Catherine E. Tucker, Mark Hyman, Jr. Career Development Professor and Associate Professor of Marketing, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alex Marthews, Interim National Coordinator, Restore the Fourth and President, Digital Fourth Other People’s Papers Jane Y. Bambauer, Associate Professor of Law, James E. Rogers … Continue reading “LEC Research Roundtable on the Future of Privacy & Data Security Regulation”
