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#	Date/Time	Location	Type	Title	Papers
1	November 15, 2019 10:15-12:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Bankruptcy	3
2	November 15, 2019 10:15-12:15	Roberts North 103	invited	Bias in the Justice System	3
3	November 15, 2019 10:15-12:15	Kravis 102	invited	Constitutional Law	3
4	November 15, 2019 10:15-12:15	Kravis 165	invited	Contracts	3
5	November 15, 2019 10:15-12:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Law and Criminal Behavior	3
6	November 15, 2019 10:15-12:15	Kravis 164	invited	Securities	2
7	November 15, 2019 13:00-15:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Commercial: Fine and Bold Print	3
8	November 15, 2019 13:00-15:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Juries and Evidence	3
9	November 15, 2019 13:00-15:00	Roberts North 103	invited	Law and the Labor Market	3
10	November 15, 2019 13:00-15:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Law and the Legal Profession	3
11	November 15, 2019 13:00-15:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Legal Origins	3
12	November 15, 2019 13:00-15:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Sentencing	3
13	November 15, 2019 15:15-17:15	Kravis 165	invited	Corporate: Mergers and Acquisitions	3
14	November 15, 2019 15:15-17:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Law and Politics	3
15	November 15, 2019 15:15-17:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Policing	3
16	November 15, 2019 15:15-17:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Refugees, Immigration and Human Trafficking	2
17	November 15, 2019 15:15-17:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Torts	3
18	November 15, 2019 17:15-18:30	Kravis LC 61	invited	Poster	43
19	November 16, 2019 9:00-11:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Corporate: Fun in Delaware	3
20	November 16, 2019 9:00-11:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Corporate: Regulation and Politics	3
21	November 16, 2019 9:00-11:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Experimental	3
22	November 16, 2019 9:00-11:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	International Law	3
23	November 16, 2019 9:00-11:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Judges and Judicial Behavior	3
24	November 16, 2019 9:00-11:00	Kravis LC 61	invited	Procedure	3
25	November 16, 2019 11:15-13:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Corporate Governance	3
26	November 16, 2019 11:15-13:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Crime and Criminal Justice	3
27	November 16, 2019 11:15-13:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Intellectual Property	3
28	November 16, 2019 11:15-13:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Judges and Judicial Behavior	3
29	November 16, 2019 11:15-13:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Law and Psychology	3
30	November 16, 2019 11:15-13:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Policing	3
31	November 16, 2019 14:15-16:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Court Process	3
32	November 16, 2019 14:15-16:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Data Science and Social Problems	3
33	November 16, 2019 14:15-16:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Health Law	3
34	November 16, 2019 14:15-16:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Law and Financial Transactions	3
35	November 16, 2019 14:15-16:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Law and Politics	3
36	November 16, 2019 14:15-16:15	Kravis LC 61	invited	Tax	3

 

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Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Detailed List of Sessions

Session 1: Bankruptcy November 15, 2019 10:15 to 12:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Bankruptcy Claim Dischargeability and Public Externalities: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
By Michael Ohlrogge; New York University
presented by: Michael Ohlrogge, New York University
Discussant:   Julian Nyarko, Stanford Law School
Manipulating Random Assignment: Evidence From Consumer Bankruptcies in the Nation's Largest Cities
By Edward Morrison; Columbia University Belisa Pang; Columbia University Jon Zytnick; Columbia University
presented by: Edward Morrison, Columbia University
Discussant:   David Abrams, University of Pennsylvania
Installment Loans
By Caroline Malone; Vanderbilt University Paige Skiba; Vanderbilt University
presented by: Caroline Malone, Vanderbilt University
Session 2: Bias in the Justice System November 15, 2019 10:15 to 12:15 Roberts North 103
Session type: invited
Conservative News Media and Criminal Justice: Evidence from Exposure to Fox News Channel
By Elliott Ash; ETH Zurich Mikhail Poyker; Columbia University
presented by: Mikhail Poyker, Columbia University
Discussant:   Evan Rose, UC Berkeley
How Majority Nationalism Laws Shape Intergroup Relations in Ethnically Diverse Societies: Experimental and Observational Evidence from Israel
By Netta Barak-Corren; Hebrew University Noam Gidron; Harvard University Yuval Feldman; Bar-Ilan University
presented by: Yuval Feldman, Bar-Ilan University
Discussant:   Kevin Cope, University of Virginia
Racial Bias in Criminal Appeals
By Anna Harvey; New York University Sidak Yntiso; New York University
presented by: Anna Harvey, New York University
Discussant:   Stephanie Didwania, Temple University
Session 3: Constitutional Law November 15, 2019 10:15 to 12:15 Kravis 102
Session type: invited
Canceling Out the Cross Section: The Effect of Peremptory Challenges on Jury Composition, Evidence from the U.S. South
By Francis Flanagan; Wake Forest University
presented by: Francis Flanagan, Wake Forest University
Discussant:   Miguel de Figueiredo, University of Connecticut School of Law
Constitutional Amendment Versus Constitutional Replacement: An Empirical Comparison
By David Law; University of Hong Kong & UC Irvine Ryan Whalen; University of Hong Kong
presented by: David Law, University of Hong Kong & UC Irvine
Discussant:   Ryan Hubert, University of California, Davis
Bureacratic Reasoning
By Jed Stiglitz; Cornell Law School
presented by: Jed Stiglitz, Cornell Law School
Session 4: Contracts November 15, 2019 10:15 to 12:15 Kravis 165
Session type: invited
SUBSTITUTING INVALID CONTRACT TERMS: THEORY AND PRELIMINARY EMPIRICAL FINDINGS
By Eyal Zamir; Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ori Katz; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
presented by: Eyal Zamir, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Discussant:   Yonathan Arbel, Alabama University School of Law
The Hollowed Out Common Law
By Florencia Marotta-Wurgler; New York University
presented by: Florencia Marotta-Wurgler, New York University
Discussant:   Meirav Furth-Matzkin, University of Chicago Law
Aspirational Rules
By Adi Leibovitch; Hebrew University of Jerusalem Alexander Stremitzer; ETH Zurich Mila Versteeg; University of Virginia
presented by: Alexander Stremitzer, ETH Zurich
Session 5: Law and Criminal Behavior November 15, 2019 10:15 to 12:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Slipping Through the Cracks? The Impact of Reporting Mental Health Records to the National Firearm Background Check System
By Griffin Edwards; University of Alabama Birmingham Fredrick Vars; University of Alabama
presented by: Griffin Edwards, University of Alabama Birmingham
Discussant:   Jessamyn Schaller, Claremont McKenna College
Do Right-to-Carry Laws Mitigate or Exacerbate the Temperature-Homicide Relationship?
By Jonathan Colmer; University of Virginia Jennifer Doleac; Texas A&M University
presented by: Jennifer Doleac, Texas A&M University
Which Offenders Respond to Incentives For Rehabilitation
By David Macdonald; University of British Columbia
presented by: David Macdonald, University of British Columbia
Discussant:   Ben Grunwald, Duke University
Session 6: Securities November 15, 2019 10:15 to 12:15 Kravis 164
Session type: invited
Working Hard or Making Work? Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Fees in Securities Fraud Class Actions
By Stephen Choi; New York University Jessica Erickson; University of Richmond School of Law Adam Pritchard; University of Michigan
presented by: Jessica Erickson, University of Richmond School of Law
Discussant:   Keren Weinshall, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Exclusive Federal Forum Provisions and the Internal Affairs Doctrine
By Dhruv Aggarwal; Yale Law School Albert Choi; University of Virginia Ofer Eldar; Duke University
presented by: Dhruv Aggarwal, Yale Law School
Discussant:   Steven Davidoff Solomon, U.C. Berkeley, School of Law
Session 7: Commercial: Fine and Bold Print November 15, 2019 13:00 to 15:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Do You Ever Read the Fine Print? The Potential and Limitations of Text Analysis for Consumer Contracts
By Robert Bartlett; Univ. of California, Berkeley Julian Nyarko; Stanford Law School Victoria Plaut; UC Berkeley
presented by: Julian Nyarko, Stanford Law School
Discussant:   William Hubbard, University of Chicago
CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY AND THE PROBLEM OF FINE PRINT FRAUD
By Meirav Furth-Matzkin; University of Chicago Law
presented by: Meirav Furth-Matzkin, University of Chicago Law
Discussant:   Paige Skiba, Vanderbilt University
All-Caps
By Yonathan Arbel; Alabama University School of Law
presented by: Yonathan Arbel, Alabama University School of Law
Discussant:   Manisha Padi, University of Chicago School of Law
Session 8: Juries and Evidence November 15, 2019 13:00 to 15:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
The Effects of the Putative Confession and Evidence Presentation on Maltreated and Non-Maltreated 9- to 12-year-olds’ Disclosures of a Minor Transgression
By Thomas Lyon
presented by: Thomas Lyon,
Down to the Last Strike: The Effect of the Jury Lottery on Conviction Rates
By Scott Kostyshak; University of Florida Neel Sukhatme; Georgetown University Law Center
presented by: Neel Sukhatme, Georgetown University Law Center
Discussant:   Anna Harvey, New York University
Numeracy in the Jury Box
By Valerie Hans; Cornell Law School Rebecca Helm; Exeter University Krystia Reed; University of Nebraska - Lincoln Valerie Reyna; Cornell University
presented by: Valerie Hans, Cornell Law School
Session 9: Law and the Labor Market November 15, 2019 13:00 to 15:00 Roberts North 103
Session type: invited
Mobility Restrictions and Risk-Related Agency Conflicts: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment
[slides]
By Emdad Islam; University of New South Wales Ronald Masulis; University of New South Wales Lubna Rahman; University of New South Wales
presented by: Lubna Rahman, University of New South Wales
Discussant:   Serkan Ozbeklik, Claremont McKenna College
Do Stronger Employment Discrimination Protections Decrease Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the Social Security Reforms
By Patrick Button; Tulane University Mashfiqur Khan; Tulane University
presented by: Patrick Button, Tulane University
Discussant:   Ali Moghtaderi, George Washington University
MINIMUM WAGE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS AND LABOR MARKET CONCENTRATION
By Jose Azar; IESE Business School Emiliano Huet-Vaughn; UCLA Ioana Marinescu; U Penn Till von Wachter; UCLA
presented by: Emiliano Huet-Vaughn, UCLA
Discussant:   Matthew Ross, New York University
Session 10: Law and the Legal Profession November 15, 2019 13:00 to 15:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Lawyer Misconduct in America
By Kyle Rozema; Washington University
presented by: Kyle Rozema, Washington University
Affirmative Action in Law Reviews
By Adam Chilton; University of Chicago Jonathan Masur; University of Chicago Kyle Rozema; Washington University
presented by: Adam Chilton, University of Chicago
Discussant:   David Hoffman, University of Pennsylvania Law Sch.
Pro Bono Is Pro, Low Bono is Low: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Lawyers’ Legal Aid Participation
By Yun-chien Chang; Academia Sinica Ivan Kan-hsueh Chiang; University of Rotterdam Ching-fang Hsu; University of Toronto
presented by: Ching-fang Hsu, University of Toronto
Discussant:   Emily Owens, University of California, Irvine
Session 11: Legal Origins November 15, 2019 13:00 to 15:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Do Legal Origins Predict Legal Substance?
By Anu Bradford; Columbia Law School Yun-chien Chang; Academia Sinica Adam Chilton; University of Chicago Nuno Garoupa; George Mason University
presented by: Yun-chien Chang, Academia Sinica
Legal Origin from Outer Space
By Miguel de Figueiredo; University of Connecticut School of Law Daniel Klerman; University of Southern California
presented by: Daniel Klerman, University of Southern California
On the Origins of the Market for Corporate Law
By Sarath Sanga; Northwstern University
presented by: Sarath Sanga, Northwstern University
Discussant:   Holger Spamann, Harvard University
Session 12: Sentencing November 15, 2019 13:00 to 15:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
(How Much) Do Mandatory Minimums Matter?
By Stephanie Didwania; Temple University
presented by: Stephanie Didwania, Temple University
Who Gets a Second Chance? Efficiency and Equity in Supervision of Criminal Offenders
By Evan Rose; UC Berkeley
presented by: Evan Rose, UC Berkeley
Expungement of Criminal Convictions: An Empirical Study
By J.J. Prescott; University of Michigan Sonja Starr; University of Michigan
presented by: J.J. Prescott, University of Michigan
Session 13: Corporate: Mergers and Acquisitions November 15, 2019 15:15 to 17:15 Kravis 165
Session type: invited
Does Revlon Matter? An Empirical and Theoretical Study
By Matthew Cain; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Sean Griffith; Fordham University Robert Jackson; New York University Steven Solomon; University of California, Berkeley
presented by: Sean Griffith, Fordham University
Discussant:   Jens Dammann, The University of Texas
Deal Networks
By Matthew Jennejohn; BYU Law School
presented by: Matthew Jennejohn, BYU Law School
Discussant:   Adam Badawi, UC Berkeley
The Effect of Tenure-Based Voting Rights on Stock Market Attractiveness: Evidence from the Florange Act
By Thomas BOURVEAU; Columbia Business School Francois Brochet; Boston University Alexandre Garel; Auckland University of Technology
presented by: Francois Brochet, Boston University
Discussant:   Eric Talley, Columbia University
Session 14: Law and Politics November 15, 2019 15:15 to 17:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Campaign Finance Transparency Affects Legislators’ Election Outcomes and Behavior
By Abby Wood; USC Christian Grose; University of Southern California
presented by: Abby Wood, USC
Discussant:   Spencer Smith, University of Chicago Law School
Rent Extraction and Political Accountability: Evidence from Audit impact in Kenya
By Antony Mbithi
presented by: Antony Mbithi,
Revisiting Political Ideology in the U.S. District Courts
By Ryan Hubert; University of California, Davis Ryan Copus; Harvard University
presented by: Ryan Hubert, University of California, Davis
Discussant:   Mikhail Poyker, Columbia University
Session 15: Policing November 15, 2019 15:15 to 17:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Are Police Officers Bayesians? Police Updating in Investigative Stops
By Jeffrey Fagan; Columbia University Lila Nojima; Columbia University
presented by: Jeffrey Fagan, Columbia University
Does Discipline Decrease Police Misconduct? Evidence from Chicago Civilian Allegations
By Kyle Rozema; Washington University Max Schanzenbach; Northwestern University
presented by: Max Schanzenbach, Northwestern University
The Wandering Officer
By Ben Grunwald; Duke University John Rappaport; The University of Chicago
presented by: Ben Grunwald, Duke University
Session 16: Refugees, Immigration and Human Trafficking November 15, 2019 15:15 to 17:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Jailing Immigrant Detainees: A National Study of County Participation in Immigration Detention, 1983-2013
By Emily Ryo; University of Southern California
presented by: Emily Ryo, University of Southern California
Discussant:   Griffin Edwards, University of Alabama Birmingham
A Nationalist Backlash to International Refugee Law: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Turkey
By Kevin Cope; University of Virginia Charles Crabtree; Dartmouth College
presented by: Kevin Cope, University of Virginia
Session 17: Torts November 15, 2019 15:15 to 17:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Distinguishing Moral Hazard from Access in the Context of High Cost Healthcare
By Christopher Robertson; University of Arizona Andy Yuan; University of Arizona Wendan Zhang; University of Arizona Keith Joiner; University of Arizona
presented by: Christopher Robertson, University of Arizona
Medical Malpractice and Physician Discipline: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By David Hyman; Georgetown University Mohammad Rahmati; Sharif University of Technology Bernard Black; Northwestern University
presented by: David Hyman, Georgetown University
Discussant:   Seth Seabury, University of Southern California
Fines versus Liability: Experimental Evidence on Care Incentives
By Florian Baumann; University of Bonn Tim Friehe; University of Marburg Pascal Langenbach; Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
presented by: Tim Friehe, University of Marburg
Discussant:   Elissa Gentry, Florida State University
Session 18: Poster November 15, 2019 17:15 to 18:30 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Transaction Costs and Economic Growth under Common Legal System: State-Level Evidence from Mexico
By Mitja Kovac; University of Ljubljana Rok Spruk; University of Ljubljana
presented by: Mitja Kovac, University of Ljubljana
Analysis of Causal Factors Motivating Global Changes to Levels of Suspicion Required for Warrantless Searches and the Resulting Policy Convergence from 2000 to 2010
By Jacqueline Pecaro; Cornell University
presented by: Jacqueline Pecaro, Cornell University
Saving face while lessening growth: family ownership and antitrust violations
By Mario Amore; Bocconi University Riccardo Marzano; Universita La Sapienza
presented by: Mario Amore, Bocconi University
The German Federal Courts Dataset 1950–2019: From Paper Archives to Linked Open Data
By Hanjo Hamann; Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
presented by: Hanjo Hamann, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Qualified Immunity's Selection Effects
By Joanna Schwartz; UCLA
presented by: Joanna Schwartz, UCLA
Fiduciary Duty and the Market for Financial Advice
By Vivek Bhattacharya; Northwestern University Gaston Illanes; Northwestern University Manisha Padi; University of Chicago School of Law
presented by: Manisha Padi, University of Chicago School of Law
Who, Republican or Democrat CEOs, laughs last? Political cycles in the market for corporate directors
By Changmin Lee
presented by: Changmin Lee,
An Attitude Theory of Contract Law
By Ori Katz; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
presented by: Ori Katz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Inter-Defendant Effects in Criminal Sentencing
By Maxwell Mindock; University of Oregon
presented by: Maxwell Mindock, University of Oregon
Errors in Estimating Patent and Class Action Damages
By Suneal Bedi; Indiana University
presented by: Suneal Bedi, Indiana University
Corporate Fraud under Pyramidal Ownership Structure: Evidence from a Regulatory Reform
By Hojong Shin; California State University, Long Beach
presented by: Hojong Shin, California State University, Long Beach
The Long-Term Effects of Short-Term Populist Constitutions: Evidence from Argentina
By Maximilliano Marzetti; IESEG School of Management Rok Spruk; University of Ljubljana
presented by: Rok Spruk, University of Ljubljana
Is Labor Arbitration Lawless?
By Ariana Levinson; University of Louisville Erin O'Hara O'Connor; Florida State University Paige Skiba; Vanderbilt University
presented by: Paige Skiba, Vanderbilt University
Clash of norms: Judicial leniency on defendant birthdays
By Daniel Chen; Toulouse School of Economics Arnaud Philippe
presented by: Daniel Chen, Toulouse School of Economics
HOW DO RIGHTS REVOLUTIONS OCCUR? FREE SPEECH AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT
By Daniel Chen; Toulouse School of Economics Susan Yeh; George Mason University
presented by: Daniel Chen, Toulouse School of Economics
Bargaining in the Shadow of the Trial?
By Bryan McCannon; West Virginia University
presented by: Bryan McCannon, West Virginia University
Insuring Apologies
By Benjamin McMichael; University of Alabama
presented by: Benjamin McMichael, University of Alabama
Unemployment Insurance and Takeovers
By Lixiong Guo; University of Alabama
presented by: Lixiong Guo, University of Alabama
"Be progressive, but not here:" the ambiguous capitalization effect of cannabis retail
By Michelle Bruijn; University of Groningen Rafael Ribas; University of Amsterdam
presented by: Rafael Ribas, University of Amsterdam
The Role of Prison in Recidivism
By Kegon Tan; University of Rochester, Economics Mariyana Zapryanova; Smith College
presented by: Mariyana Zapryanova, Smith College
Reducing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts. Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence from El Salvador
By Lelys Dinarte Diaz; The World Bank
presented by: Lelys Dinarte Diaz, The World Bank
Racial Bias by Prosecutors: Evidence from Random Assignment
By CarlyWill Sloan; Texas A&M University
presented by: CarlyWill Sloan, Texas A&M University
Polarized Politics, Stable Markets: The Case of State Attorneys General & Mortgage Lenders
By Brian Feinstein; The Wharton School Manisha Padi; University of Chicago School of Law
presented by: Brian Feinstein, The Wharton School
Do Fee-Shifting Bylaws Improve Firm Value?
By Brad Nathan; The University of Texas at Dallas
presented by: Brad Nathan, The University of Texas at Dallas
Estimating the Effect of Raise the Age on Recidivism: Evidence from Massachusetts
By Charles Loeffler; University of Pennsylvania Anthony Braga; Harvard University
presented by: Charles Loeffler, University of Pennsylvania
Judicial Positions on Political Reform: Designing common policy scores from judicial text
By Benjamin Engst; University of Mannheim David Grundmanns; University of Mannheim Thomas Gschwend; University of Mannheim
presented by: Benjamin Engst, University of Mannheim
The Rhetoric of Immigration Enforcement
By Kevin Cope; University of Virginia Charles Crabtree; Dartmouth College
presented by: Charles Crabtree, Dartmouth College
Those Who Tan and Those Who Don’t - A Natural Experiment on Colorism
By Tamar Kricheli Katz; Tel Aviv University Tali Regev; Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) Shay Lavie; Tel Aviv University Haggai Porat; Harvard University Ronen Avraham; University of Texas, and Tel Aviv University
presented by: Tamar Kricheli Katz, Tel Aviv University
Making Treaties
By Kevin Cope; University of Virginia
presented by: Kevin Cope, University of Virginia
Measuring CEO General Ability using Compensation Peer Group
By Lixiong Guo; University of Alabama
presented by: Lixiong Guo, University of Alabama
Rethinking Law School Tenure Standards
By Adam Chilton; University of Chicago Jonathan Masur; University of Chicago Kyle Rozema; Washington University
presented by: Adam Chilton, University of Chicago
Effect of Medicare Financial Incentives on Cardiac Testing and Hospital-Cardiologist Integration
By Timea Viragh; Northwestern University Ali Moghtaderi; George Washington University Bernard Black; Northwestern University
presented by: Ali Moghtaderi, George Washington University
Corporate Board Networks and the Impact of Director Connections on Governance
By Jeremy McClane; University of Illinois College of Law Yaron Nili; University of Wisconsin Law School
presented by: Jeremy McClane, University of Illinois College of Law
Do Networks Govern Contracts?
By Matthew Jennejohn; BYU Law School
presented by: Matthew Jennejohn, BYU Law School
Is a Fine Still a Price? Replication as Robustness
By Cherie Metcalf; Queen's University Emily Satterthwaite; University of Toronto John Dillbary; University of Alabama Brock Stoddard; Appalachian State University
presented by: Cherie Metcalf, Queen's University
Swiftness of Punishment
By Libor Dusek; Charles University, Faculty of Law Christian Traxler; Hertie School of Governance
presented by: Libor Dusek, Charles University, Faculty of Law
MANIPULATION-DRIVEN BUYBACKS: HOW CEO PAY STIMULATES EXCESSIVE STOCK REPURCHASES
By Nitzan Shilon; Peking University
presented by: Nitzan Shilon, Peking University
Assessing the Economic Viability of Commercial Music
By Kristelia Garcia; University of Colorado James Hicks; University of California, Berkeley Justin McCrary; Berkeley Law
presented by: James Hicks, University of California, Berkeley
On the Debiasing Effect of Markets – Trading is not a Valuation Task
By Stephan Tontrup; New York University
presented by: Stephan Tontrup, New York University
Empirically Validating Citation Metrics for Legal Scholars: A Market Approach
By Joshua Fischman; University of Virginia Michael Livermore; University of Virginia
presented by: Joshua Fischman, University of Virginia
Sanctuary City and Crime
By Yuki Otsu; Washington University in St. Louis
presented by: Yuki Otsu, Washington University in St. Louis
Multinationals’ Lawsuit Outcomes in Authoritarian Courts: Evidence from New Litigation Data
By Jian Xu; Emory University
presented by: Tami DeSalvio, Claremont McKenna College
The Hollowed Out Common Law
By Florencia Marotta-Wurgler; New York University
presented by: Tami DeSalvio, Claremont McKenna College
Session 19: Corporate: Fun in Delaware November 16, 2019 9:00 to 11:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Fee-Shifting Bylaws: An Empirical Analysis
By Jens Dammann; The University of Texas
presented by: Jens Dammann, The University of Texas
Discussant:   Suneal Bedi, Indiana University
Myth or Reality? The Financial Value of Delaware Incorporation
By Lan Xu; University of Delaware
presented by: Lan Xu, University of Delaware
Discussant:   Sarath Sanga, Northwstern University
Shadow Pills, Actual Pill Policy and Firm Value
By Martijn Cremers; University of Notre Dame Scott Guernsey; University of Cambridge Lubomir Litov; University of Oklahoma Simone Sepe; University of Arizona
presented by: Lubomir Litov, University of Oklahoma
Discussant:   Cathy Hwang, Stanford Law School
Session 20: Corporate: Regulation and Politics November 16, 2019 9:00 to 11:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Political Influence and Corporate Governance: Evidence from Party Building Reform in China
By Yu-Hsin Lin; City University of Hong Kong Christopher Chen; Singapore Management University
presented by: Yu-Hsin Lin, City University of Hong Kong
Discussant:   Dominic Chai, Loyola University Chicago
Measuring Regulation
[slides]
By Michael Simkovic; USC Gould School of Law Miao Zhang; University of Southern California
presented by: Michael Simkovic, USC Gould School of Law
Discussant:   Brian Feinstein, The Wharton School
Does Reputational Capital Affect Credit Rating Agencies Empirical Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China
By Wenming Xu; China University of Political Science and Law
presented by: Wenming Xu, China University of Political Science and Law
Discussant:   Matthew Jennejohn, BYU Law School
Session 21: Experimental November 16, 2019 9:00 to 11:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Are Lawyers’ Case Selection Decisions Biased? A Field Experiment on Access to Justice
By Jens Frankenreiter; Columbia Law School Michael Livermore; University of Virginia
presented by: Jens Frankenreiter, Columbia Law School
Discussant:   Adi Leibovitch, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Justice is in the Eyes of the Beholder Eye Tracking Evidence on Balancing Normative Concerns in Torts Cases
By Christoph Engel; Max Planck Institute for Research on Col Rima Rahal; Tilburg University
presented by: Christoph Engel, Max Planck Institute for Research on Col
TESTING A FINE IS A PRICE IN THE LAB
[slides]
By Lewis Kornhauser; NYU Yijia Lu; New York University Stephan Tontrup; New York University
presented by: Stephan Tontrup, New York University
Discussant:   Christoph Engel, Max Planck Institute for Research on Col
Session 22: International Law November 16, 2019 9:00 to 11:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Persistent Effects of Colonial Institutions on Long-Run Development: Local Evidence from Regression Discontinuity Design in Argentina
By Mitja Kovac; University of Ljubljana Rok Spruk; University of Ljubljana
presented by: Rok Spruk, University of Ljubljana
Discussant:   Daniel Klerman, University of Southern California
LAW WARS: EXPERIMENTAL DATA ON THE IMPACT OF LEGAL LABELS ON BELIEFS ABOUT WARTIME EVENTS
[slides]
By Shiri Krebs; Deakin University
presented by: Shiri Krebs, Deakin University
Discussant:   Kevin Cope, University of Virginia
Domestic Politics and Settlement in Investor-State Arbitration
By Weijia Rao; Sidley Austin; University of Chicago
presented by: Weijia Rao, Sidley Austin; University of Chicago
Discussant:   Yun-chien Chang, Academia Sinica
Session 23: Judges and Judicial Behavior November 16, 2019 9:00 to 11:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
How Common are Electoral Cycles in Criminal Sentencing?
By Mikhail Poyker; Columbia University
presented by: Mikhail Poyker, Columbia University
Discussant:   Bryan McCannon, West Virginia University
Electoral Sentencing Cycles
By David Abrams; University of Pennsylvania Roberto Galbiati; CNRS - SCIENCES PO Emeric Henry; Sciences Po Arnaud Philippe
presented by: David Abrams, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant:   Bryan McCannon, West Virginia University
The Impact of Student Assistance on the Granting and Service of Temporary Restraining Orders
By Ian Ayres; Yale Law School Brendan Costello; Yale Law School Elizabeth Villarreal; Yale Law School
presented by: Brendan Costello, Yale Law School
Discussant:   Megan T. Stevenson, George Mason University
Session 24: Procedure November 16, 2019 9:00 to 11:00 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Empirically Investigating the Source of the Repeat Player Effect in Consumer Arbitration
By Andrea Chandrasekher; UC Davis Law School David Horton; UC Davis Law
presented by: Andrea Chandrasekher, UC Davis Law School
Discussant:   Jonathan Nash, Emory University
Court Congestion and Bankruptcy Resolutions: Evidence from Brazil
By FLAVIO MORAES; FGV - Getulio Vargas Foundation
presented by: FLAVIO MORAES, FGV - Getulio Vargas Foundation
Discussant:   Michael Ohlrogge, New York University
Crowd-Judging
By Angela Zhang; University of Hong Kong
presented by: Angela Zhang, University of Hong Kong
Discussant:   Jens Frankenreiter, Columbia Law School
Session 25: Corporate Governance November 16, 2019 11:15 to 13:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Contractual Complexity in Debt Agreements: The Case of EBITDA
By Adam Badawi; UC Berkeley Elisabeth de Fontenay; Duke University School of Law
presented by: Adam Badawi, UC Berkeley
Discussant:   Edward Morrison, Columbia University
Shadow Governance
By Yaron Nili; University of Wisconsin Law School Cathy Hwang; Stanford Law School
presented by: Yaron Nili, University of Wisconsin Law School
Discussant:   Michael Perino,
Common Ownership and Startup Growth
By Ofer Eldar; Duke University Jillian Grennan; Duke University Katherine Waldock; Georgetown University
presented by: Ofer Eldar, Duke University
Session 26: Crime and Criminal Justice November 16, 2019 11:15 to 13:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
The Swerve: A Legal and Empirical Evaluation of the Move to “Guns Everywhere”
By Tami DeSalvio; Claremont McKenna College
presented by: Tami DeSalvio, Claremont McKenna College
Algorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of Humans
By Megan T. Stevenson; George Mason University Jennifer Doleac; Texas A&M University
presented by: Megan T. Stevenson, George Mason University
Discussant:   Ranae Jabri, Duke University
Managing Pretrial Misconduct: An Experimental Evaluation of HOPE Pretrial
By Janet Davidson; Chaminade University of Honolulu Jens Ludwig; University of Chicago Steven Raphael; University of California, Berkeley
presented by: Steven Raphael, University of California, Berkeley
Session 27: Intellectual Property November 16, 2019 11:15 to 13:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Intrinsic Adherence to Law: Physical versus Intellectual Property
By Stefan Bechtold; ETH Zurich Gabriel Gertsch; ETH Zurich Martin Schonger; ETH Zurich
presented by: Stefan Bechtold, ETH Zurich
Discussant:   Neel Sukhatme, Georgetown University Law Center
The Surprising Value of Abandoned Applications to the Patent System
By David Schwartz; Northwestern Law School
presented by: David Schwartz, Northwestern Law School
Discussant:   Michael Frakes, Duke University
Assessing the Economic Viability of Commercial Music
By Kristelia Garcia; University of Colorado James Hicks; University of California, Berkeley Justin McCrary; Berkeley Law
presented by: James Hicks, University of California, Berkeley
Session 28: Judges and Judicial Behavior November 16, 2019 11:15 to 13:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Judging Around the World: Experimental, Clickstream, and Writing Evidence from the Lab
By Holger Spamann; Harvard University Lars Kloehn; Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin Christophe Jamin; Sciences Po Law School Vikramaditya Khanna; University of Michigan Law School John Zhuang Liu; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Pavan Mamidi; FLAME University Alexander Morell; MPI for Reseach on Collective Goods Ivan Reidel; Harvard Law School
presented by: Holger Spamann, Harvard University
Discussant:   Dane Thorley, Columbia
Manna from Heaven for Judges Judges’ Reaction to a Quasi-Random Reduction in Caseload
By Christoph Engel; Max Planck Institute for Research on Col Keren Weinshall; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
presented by: Keren Weinshall, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Discussant:   Jennifer Doleac, Texas A&M University
Testing Williams-Yulee - A Survey Experiment on Judicial Elections, Institutional Trust, and Tenuous Empirical Claims in the Supreme Court
By Dane Thorley; Columbia
presented by: Dane Thorley, Columbia
Discussant:   J.J. Prescott, University of Michigan
Session 29: Law and Psychology November 16, 2019 11:15 to 13:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Impact of Risk Assessment on Judges’ Fairness in Sentencing Relatively Poor Defendants
By Nicholas Scurich
presented by: Nicholas Scurich,
Discussant:   Charles Loeffler, University of Pennsylvania
Commonsense Consent
By Roseanna Sommers; University of Chicago
presented by: Roseanna Sommers, University of Chicago
Discussant:   Thomas Lyon,
The Adversarial Mindset: The Myside Bias, the Otherside Bias, and the Coherence Effect
By Minwoo Ahn; University of Southern California Stephen Read; University of Southern California Dan Simon; USC
presented by: Dan Simon, USC
Discussant:   Krystia Reed, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Session 30: Policing November 16, 2019 11:15 to 13:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Ingroup Bias and the Police: Evidence from Chicago
By Bocar Ba; Duke University Nayoung Rim; US Naval Academy Roman Rivera; Columbia
presented by: Nayoung Rim, US Naval Academy
Discussant:   Felipe Goncalves, University of California, Los Angeles
Addressing Seasonality in Veil of Darkness Tests for Discrimination: An Instrumental Variables Approach
By Matthew Ross; New York University Stephen L Ross; University of Connecticut
presented by: Matthew Ross, New York University
Discussant:   Max Schanzenbach, Northwestern University
Body Cameras and Police Discrimination: Evidence from London
By Spencer Smith; University of Chicago Law School
presented by: Spencer Smith, University of Chicago Law School
Discussant:   Kyle Rozema, Washington University
Session 31: Court Process November 16, 2019 14:15 to 16:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Coordinating and Coalescing: Investigating Information Sharing Between Briefs
By Morgan Hazelton; Saint Louis University Rachael Hinkle; SUNY-Buffalo
presented by: Morgan Hazelton, Saint Louis University
Discussant:   Dawn Chutkow, Society for Empirical Legal Studies
Wither repeat players?
By Vadim Volkov; European University at Saint Petersburg Dmitriy Skougarevskiy; European University at St. Petersburg Ruslan Kuchakov; European University at Saint Petersburg
presented by: Dmitriy Skougarevskiy, European University at St. Petersburg
Discussant:   Anthony Niblett, University of Toronto
Judicial Favoritism of Politicians: Evidence from Small Claims Courts
By Andre Assumpcao; UNC Chapel Hill Julio Trecenti; IME-USP
presented by: Andre Assumpcao, UNC Chapel Hill
Discussant:   Andrea Chandrasekher, UC Davis Law School
Session 32: Data Science and Social Problems November 16, 2019 14:15 to 16:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Network Effects in Police Use of Force
By Bocar Ba; Duke University Justin Holz; University of Chicago Roman Rivera; Columbia
presented by: Justin Holz, University of Chicago
Discussant:   Jeffrey Fagan, Columbia University
Predictive Power at What Cost? Economic and Racial Justice of Data-driven Algorithms
By Ranae Jabri; Duke University
presented by: Ranae Jabri, Duke University
MAPPING THE CONTRACTS OF THE DISPOSSESSED
By David Hoffman; University of Pennsylvania Law Sch. Anton Strezhnev; New York University
presented by: Anton Strezhnev, New York University
Discussant:   Patrick Button, Tulane University
Session 33: Health Law November 16, 2019 14:15 to 16:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Children's health insurance coverage and health expenses after job loss: Are families landing in or falling through the safety net?
By Chloe East; University of Colorado Denver Jessamyn Schaller; Claremont McKenna College
presented by: Jessamyn Schaller, Claremont McKenna College
Is Great Information Good Enough? Evidence from Physicians as Patients
By Michael Frakes; Duke University
presented by: Michael Frakes, Duke University
Responses to Liability Immunization: Evidence from Medical Devices
By Elissa Gentry; Florida State University Benjamin McMichael; University of Alabama
presented by: Elissa Gentry, Florida State University
Discussant:   David Hyman, Georgetown University
Session 34: Law and Financial Transactions November 16, 2019 14:15 to 16:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
Bank Competition and Conditional Conservatism
By Liya Hou; University of Texas at Dallas Yi Liang; Temple University Sudipta Basu; Fox School of Business, Temple University
presented by: Yi Liang, Temple University
Real Insider Trading
By Michael Perino
presented by: Michael Perino,
Discussant:   Menesh Patel, Columbia University
Deleting Misconduct: The Expungement of BrokerCheck Records
By Colleen Honigsberg; Stanford Law School Matthew Jacob; Harvard University
presented by: Colleen Honigsberg, Stanford Law School
Discussant:   Ofer Eldar, Duke University
Session 35: Law and Politics November 16, 2019 14:15 to 16:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
JUDGE IDEOLOGY AND CORPORATE TAX PLANNING
By Kai Wai Hui
presented by: Kai Wai Hui,
Discussant:   Eleanor Wilking, New York University
FILIBUSTER CHANGE AND JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
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By Jonathan Nash; Emory University Joanna Shepherd; Emory University School of Law
presented by: Jonathan Nash, Emory University
Discussant:   Abby Wood, USC
Polarized Politics, Stable Markets: The Case of State Attorneys General & Mortgage Lenders
By Brian Feinstein; The Wharton School Manisha Padi; University of Chicago School of Law
presented by: Brian Feinstein, The Wharton School
Manisha Padi, University of Chicago School of Law
Session 36: Tax November 16, 2019 14:15 to 16:15 Kravis LC 61
Session type: invited
An Empirical Study of Statutory Interpretation in Tax Law
By Jonathan Choi; New York University
presented by: Jonathan Choi, New York University
Independent Contractors in the U.S.: New Trends from 15 years of Administrative Tax Data
By Eleanor Wilking; New York University
presented by: Eleanor Wilking, New York University
Discussant:   Emiliano Huet-Vaughn, UCLA
Transfer of Control and Ownership Structure in Family Firms
By Hojong Shin; California State University, Long Beach
presented by: Hojong Shin, California State University, Long Beach
Discussant:   Michael Simkovic, USC Gould School of Law

 

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