Law, Economics, and Politics Colloquium
Professors John Ferejohn and Lewis Kornhauser
Fall 2008
Tuesday, 4:00-5:50 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 202
L06.3531.001
2 credits
The course will investigate a wide variety of topics ranging from the foundations of rational choice theory (an inquiry important to the evaluation of the use of the theory in understanding law) to applications to questions of immediate interest. Economists and political scientists have used the theory to investigate a number of topics of central interest to the law such as (a) how the organization of Congress affects the nature and content of legislation enacted; (b) the relation between courts and Congress; (c) Congressional and judicial control of administrative agencies; (d) federalism; and (e) the structure of adjudication.
Fall 2008 Schedule of Presenters
September 9
Kevin Davis, New York University School of Law
“Remedies for Corruption in Government Contracting” PDF
September 23
Jessica Trounstine, Princeton University, Politics Department
“Information, Turnout, and Incumbency in Local Elections” PDF
October 7
Joshua Fischman, University of Virginia School of Law
“What Is Judicial Ideology, And How Do We Measure It?”
(jointly with David Law, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis) PDF
October 21
Cliff Carrubba, Emory University, Politics Department
“Does the Median Justice Control the Content of Supreme Court Opinions?” PDF
November 4
Kenneth Scheve, Yale University, Politics Department
“The Conscription of Wealth: Mass Warfare and the Demand for Progressive Taxation”
(jointly with David Stasavage, NYU, Politics) PDF
November 18
Beth Garrett, University of Southern California Law School
“Direct Democracy and Public Choice” PDF
December 2
Bina Agarwal, University of Delhi, India and NYU Law, Global Law School Program
“Bargaining, Gender Equality and Legal Change” PDF
Colloquium questions: Mary Kimble at kimblem@ juris.law.nyu.edu
or 212-998-6179