This is the Program page from LAWLE 2019
(updated November 25, 2019)
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Sixth Latin American Workshop in Law and Economics
Mexico City, 2019
Thursday November 21
Coffee and Registration (8:30 – 9:00 AM)
Welcome: Jorge Cerdio (Head of Law School, ITAM)
Session 1: Courts (9:15 AM – 12:45 PM)
Chair: Mauricio Bugarin
– Juan González Bertomeu, ITAM
“Tell Me Who You Cite, And I Will Tell You Who You Are: Supreme Court Citations under Regime Instability in Argentina”
– Ivo Teixeira Gico, CEUB, Brasilia
“The tragedy of the judiciary: An inquiry into the economic nature of law and courts” (presentation)
Coffee Break (30 minutes)
– Daniel Mejía, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá
“Intended and unintended consequences of the criminal procedure reform in Colombia” (presentation)
– Alvaro Bustos, Universidad Católica de Chile
“How does court stability affect legal stability?”
Lunch (1:00 – 2:30 PM)
Session 2: Regulation (2:45 – 6:15 PM)
Chair: Alvaro Bustos.
– Mauricio Bugarin, University of Brasilia
“Airport concessions and investment in Brazil: Appearances can be deceiving”
– Abraham Wickelgren, University of Texas at Austin
“Reverse break-up fees and antitrust approval” (presentation)
Coffee Break (30 minutes)
– Michael Livermore, University of Virginia
“When environmental rights go wrong”
– Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania
“Big data and competition law: lessons from innovation markets”
– César Emiliano Hernández Ochoa, National Commissioner for Better Regulation
“New Mexican Regulatory System: Challenges and Perspectives”
Dinner (8:00 – 10:00 PM). Plenary speaker: Ricard Revesz, New York University
“Deregulation, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and the Trump Administration”
Friday November 22
Coffee and Registration (8:30 – 9:00 AM)
Session 3: Corruption and Institutional Design (9:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
Chair: Alberto Simpser
– Jide Nzelibe, Northwestern University
“American Identity Politics and International Law”
– Mauricio Guim, ITAM
“Constitutional Locks”
Coffee Break (30 minutes)
– Michael Gilbert, University of Virginia
“Voting and representation: Excerpts from Public Law and Economics”
– Andrei Gomberg, ITAM
“The aim and scope of electoral districting” (Presentation)
– Sofía Ramírez, Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad
“Corruption and Punishment Voting in Mexico”
Lunch (1:00 – 3:00 PM). Plenary speaker: Matthew Stephenson, Harvard University,
“Corruption as a Self-Reinforcing ‘Trap’: Implications for Reform Strategy”
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