10th Latin American Workshop in Law and Economics
Santiago, Chile, November 21–22, 2024
Updated November 22, 2024
Addresses:
Accommodations: Hotel Regal Pacific, Av. Apoquindo 5680, Las Condes
Conference site: MBA-Pontificia Universidad Católica (PUC), Piso -1/ Floor -1, Rosario Norte 407, Las Condes.
Lunch: Restaurant Cívico, Rosario Norte 660-1, Las Condes
Thursday, November 21st
8:30-8:45: Welcome (MBA-PUC. Room 1)
Session 1: Crime (MBA-PUC. Room 1) Chairs: Nuno Garoupa & Álvaro Bustos
8:45-9:45:
“Abbreviated Judgements and Asymmetries”, Murat Mungan: Professor, Texas A&M University
“Government Home Equity Theft and Property Values”, Jonathan Klick: Professor, University of Pennsylvania
9:45-10:15: Questions
10:15-10:30: Coffee Break
10:30-11:30:
“Come Out and Play: Public Space Recovery, Social Capital, and Citizen Security”, Francisco Gallego: Professor, PUC de Chile
“On the Tension Between Due Process Protection and Public Safety: The Case of an Extensive Procedural Reform in Colombia”, Daniel Mejía: Professor, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
11:30-12:00: Questions
12:15-13:45: Lunch (Restaurant Cívico. Invitation Only)
Session 2: Courts, Litigation and Legal Mechanisms (MBA-PUC. Room 1) Chairs: Mauricio Bugarin & Jorge Streb
14:00-15:00:
“Information and Lawyer Quality”, Joyce Sadka: Professor, ITAM
“Modeling Civil Law Adjudication”, Lewis Kornhauser: Professor, New York University
15:00-15:30: Questions
15:30-15:45: Coffee Break
15:45-17:15:
“Incentives Matter: An Empirical Analysis of Antidiscrimination Litigation in Chile”, Agustín Barriolhet: Professor, Universidad de Chile
“Rational Gridlock”, Scott Baker: Professor, Washington University in Saint Louis
“Pre-Grant Patent Oppositions: Evidence from Chile”, Tatiana Rosa, Professor, PUC de Chile
17:15-17:45: Questions
19:00-20:00: Main Speaker 1 (Hotel Regal Pacific, Salon Pacific), Kathryn Spier: Professor, Harvard University. “A New Way to Align the Incentives of Lawyers and Clients”.
20:00-21:30: Dinner (Hotel Regal Pacific, Salon Caribou. Invitation Only)
Friday, November 22nd
Session 3: Corporate Governance (MBA-PUC. Room 1) Chairs: Matías Zegers & Carla Meza
8:30-9:30:
“Supervisory Cooperation and Regulatory Arbitrage”, Consuelo Silva: Professor, PUC de Chile
“The Positive Externalities of EPA Enforcement Actions: The Role of Corporate Directors on Environmental Performance”, Daniel Ferrés: Professor, Universidad de Montevideo
“Pyramids and Antitakeover Provisions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment”, Carlos Acuña: Ph.D. Candidate Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
9:30-10:00: Questions
10:00-10:10: Coffee Break
10:10-11:10:
“How useful are Commercial Corporate Governance Ratings? Evidence from Emerging Markets”, Bernard Black: Professor, Northwestern University
“The Ripple Effect: ESG Decisions in Director Networks”, Claudio Raddatz: Professor, Universidad de Chile
11:10-11:40: Questions
11:40-11:50: Coffee Break
11:50-12:35: Main Speaker 2 (MBA-PUC. Room 1), Nuno Garoupa: Professor, George Mason University. “Comparative Law and Economics: Success, Failures, and Challenges”.
12:50-14:20: Lunch (Restaurant Cívico Invitation Only)
Session 4: Regulation and Institutions (MBA-PUC. Room 1) Chairs: Nicolás Figueroa & Cristián Villalonga
14:30-16:00:
“Contingent Plea Agreement for Witness Testimony”, Abraham Wickelgren: Professor, University of Texas at Austin
“Subsidizing EVs during the transition: The role of vertical and horizontal preferences”, Juan Pablo Montero: Professor, PUC de Chile
“Endogenous Asymmetry in Sequential Auctions”, Mauricio Bugarin: Professor, University of Brasilia
16:00-16:30: Questions
16:30-16:45: Coffee Break
16:45-18:15:
“Do Constitutional Unamendability Rules Protect Democracy?”, Adam Chilton: Professor, University of Chicago
“Presidential Self-Muzzling in Foreign Affairs”, Jide Nzelibe: Professor, Northwestern University
“The use of Presidential Partial Vetoes in Chile, 1990-2022”, Patricio Navia: Professor, Universidad Diego Portales and New York University
18:15-18:45: Questions
19:00-20:00: Distinguished Presentation (Patio. MBA-PUC), Rodrigo Álvarez Zenteno: Professor, PUC. Former Vice-President Chilean Constitutional Convention. Former President of the Chilean Chamber of Representatives. Former Minister of State. “Constitutional Processes and Chilean Politics. Five Years Full of Surprises”.
Introduction, Gabriel Bocksang: Dean Law School, PUC.
20:00-21:30: Cocktail (Patio. MBA-PUC)
ORGANIZING & SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Alvaro Bustos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, PUC-Chile, CHAIR
Mauricio Bugarin, Universidade de Brasília, UnB
Nuno Garoupa, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, GMU
Eleonora Lozano, Universidad de Los Andes, Uniandes
Joyce Sadka, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, ITAM
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