Events at: George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

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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 “AGEP Economics Institute”

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Program Description: The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University School of Law was pleased to hold the LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law and Economics, October 1-3, 2014, in Arlington, VA. The goal of the Workshop was to provide law professors basic tools for understanding the Austrian school and a sense of … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law & Economics”

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With a curriculum designed by a committee of distinguished practitioners and scholars jointly selected by the ABA Section of Antitrust Law and the Mason JEP, the Antitrust Law & Economics 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 … Continue reading “Antitrust Law & Economics Institute for Judges”

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Program Description: Applying Austrian economic ideas to environmentalism as it applies to ecology, economics, common law, and regulation, theis Research Roundtable discussed 4 original draft papers in detail. The various papers focus on ecology viewed as discordant harmonies; Austrian vs. neoclassical environmental economics; the common law as an evolutionary process; and legal and regulatory barriers to … Continue reading “LEC-PERC Research Roundtable on Dynamic Environmentalism: Ecology, Economics, and the Law”

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The Economics Institute for Judges 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. Agenda

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Program Description: As the first meeting of the LEC Privacy Fellows, this workshop focused on the topics of the legal framework surrounding the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection authority over advertising, privacy, and data security standards; the economics of information and advertising; the economics of privacy; and emerging legal and regulatory issues worthy of economic … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Economists on the Law & Economics of Consumer Protection”

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Fourth Annual Henry G. Manne Law & Economics Conference Program Description: The one-day symposium featured a comprehensive analysis of the history and economics of consumer credit and its regulation in America, with commentary from leading economists, law professors, and policy-makers. Panels focused on policy and contemporary debates as well as economic and legal perspectives. Research papers … Continue reading “Eleventh Annual Symposium of the Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy: A Symposium on Consumer Credit and the American Economy”

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Program Description: LEC Privacy Fellowship Finalists presented their revised proposals in an academic seminar designed to provide constructive feedback from experts in privacy, data security, and consumer protection. The 2015 LEC Privacy Fellows will be selected after the Research Roundtable. Selected Fellows will be notified by January 30, 2015 and will present their finalized papers at … Continue reading “LEC Research Roundtable for Economists on Privacy & Data Security”

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Program Description: The Obama administration’s proposed “Clean Power Plan” and the EPA’s proposed regulations under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act are perhaps the most expansive, complex and controversial environmental programs ever devised. Critics argue that the EPA has once again exceeded its authority and expanded its powers far beyond anything Congress intended. Supporters insist … Continue reading “EPA’s Proposed Regulations Under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act: Clean Power or Power Play?”