Law and Economics Colloquium
Professors Jennifer Arlen and Oren Bar-Gill
Spring 2009
Tuesday, 4:00-5:50 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 202
L06.3513.001
2 credits
Faculty from NYU and other institutions will present current research in law and economics. Students in the colloquium will evaluate and critique this research as guided by the professors in the course. Students do not need a background in economics but it is helpful. Students will not need to perform mathematical calculations, but will need to be comfortable with basic arithmetic and rudimentary calculus (taking a first derivative) in order to follow class presentations.
Spring 2009 Schedule of Presenters
January 20
Rick Brooks, Yale Law School
Groups and Individuals
February 3
Eric Talley, UC Berkeley School of Law
On Uncertainty, Ambiguity and Contractual Conditions
February 24
Richard Craswell, Stanford Law School
When is a Willful Breach 'Willfull'? The Link Between Definitions and Damages
March 10
John Donohue, Yale Law School
Yet Another Refutation of the More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis
March 24
Florencia Marotta-Wurgler, NYU School of Law
Does Anyone Read the Fine Print? A Test of the Informed Minority Hypothesis Using Clickstream Data
April 7
Roberta Romano, Yale Law School
Does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Have a Future?
April 21
Robert Bartlett, University of Georgia School of Law
Blind Consent? A Social Psychological Investigation of Non-Readership of Click-Through Agreements