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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Agenda
Registration and Breakfast
Keynote Session
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago
Break
Data Science for Justice: Evidence from a Nationwide Randomized Experiment in Kenya
Matthieu Chemin, McGill University
Break
Patrick Behrer, The World Bank
Lunch
Room 602
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)
Break
Statistical Discrimination in Sequential Systems: Prosecutors’ Response to Police
Hannah Shaffer, Harvard University
Break
The Legal Consequences of Government Audits
Henrik Sigstad, BI Norwegian Business School
Conference Adjourns
Conference Dinner
Registration and Breakfast
Keynote Session
Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago
Break
The Law and Economics of Lawyers: Evidence from the Revolving Door in China’s Judicial System
Shaoda Wang, University of Chicago
Break
Can AI Help Courts be Fair and Just? Unlocking the Positive Effects of Justice on Economic Development
Daniel Chen, Toulouse School of Economics
Lunch
Money and Access to Justice: Evidence from the Universe of Labor Court Cases in Brazil
François Gerard, University College London
Break
Evan Rose, University of Chicago
Break
Robes to Resistance: Evidence from Lawyers’ Movement in Pakistan
Sultan Mehmood, New Economic School