A just and functioning judicial system is fundamental to a prosperous market economy. With the increasing availability of data on judicial systems worldwide, the field of “law and political economy” is quickly revitalizing. This workshop gathered active scholars and showcases cutting-edge works in this dynamically evolving field.

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Workshop on Law and Political Economy

Agenda

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
20:30:00–09:00:00

Registration and Breakfast

6th Floor Lounge
09:00:00–10:00:00

Keynote Session

Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago

10:00:00–10:15:00

Break

10:15:00–11:15:00

Data Science for Justice: Evidence from a Nationwide Randomized Experiment in Kenya

Matthieu Chemin, McGill University

11:15:00–11:30:00

Break

11:30:00–12:30:00

Patrick Behrer, The World Bank

12:30:00–13:30:00

Lunch

Room 602

13:30:00–15:00:00

Roundtable Discussion - Island of Institutional Integrity: Independence of the Judiciary

Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago (Panelist)

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Supreme Court of Pakistan (Panelist)

Justice Babar Sattar, Islamabad High Court (Panelist)

Sultan Mehmood, New Economic School (Moderator)

15:00:00–15:15:00

Break

15:15:00–16:15:00

Statistical Discrimination in Sequential Systems: Prosecutors’ Response to Police

Hannah Shaffer, Harvard University

16:15:00–16:30:00

Break

16:30:00–17:30:00

The Legal Consequences of Government Audits

Henrik Sigstad, BI Norwegian Business School

17:30:00

Conference Adjourns

18:15:00

Conference Dinner

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
08:30:00–09:30:00

Registration and Breakfast

6th Floor Lounge
09:00:00–10:00:00

Keynote Session

Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago

10:00:00–10:15:00

Break

10:15:00–11:15:00

The Law and Economics of Lawyers: Evidence from the Revolving Door in China’s Judicial System

Shaoda Wang, University of Chicago

11:15:00–11:30:00

Break

11:30:00–12:30:00

Can AI Help Courts be Fair and Just? Unlocking the Positive Effects of Justice on Economic Development

Daniel Chen, Toulouse School of Economics  

12:30:00–13:30:00

Lunch

Room 602
13:30:00–14:30:00

Money and Access to Justice: Evidence from the Universe of Labor Court Cases in Brazil

François Gerard, University College London

14:30:00–14:45:00

Break

14:45:00–15:45:00

Evan Rose, University of Chicago

15:45:00–16:00:00

Break

16:00:00–17:00:00

Robes to Resistance: Evidence from Lawyers’ Movement in Pakistan

Sultan Mehmood, New Economic School

17:00:00–17:15:00

Closing Remarks

17:15:00

Conference Concludes