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Experts’ Forum on European State Aid Law – Brussels, Belgium

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:53:29 +0000

The European State Aid Law Institute presents the 10th Experts’ Forum on European State Aid Law, which will be held June 7-8, 2012. Topics discussed include the State Aid Modernisation Initiative, Financial Services under the Scrutiny of EU State Aid Rules in the Context of the Sovereign Debt Crisis, the Notion of Aid in Fiscal Cases, the Overhaul of the Regional Aid Guidelines and the Implementation of Economic Analysis, and a Round Table of the National Judiciaries. Speakers include representatives from the General Court of the EU and national courts, the European Commission, national authorities, professors and practitioners. im

Law & Economics Center Workshop on Empirical Methods for Law Professors – Arlington, VA

uwlegalscholarship — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:38:03 +0000

George Mason University School of Law will host a Law & Economics Center (LEC) Workshop on Empirical Methods for Law Professors on Monday, May 21 to Friday, May 25, 2012.

Applications are available here. gf

Sanctions in Competition Policy – Norwich, England

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:07:28 +0000

The University of East Anglia‘s Centre for Competition Policy presents its 8th annual conference, What Do Public and Private Sanctions in Competition Policy Actually Achieve?, June 14-15, 2012. The website includes the preliminary program and a list of speakers with abstracts of their presentations. mw

Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy – Chicago, IL

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:15:51 +0000

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth is issuing a call for original research papers to be presented at the Fifth Annual Conference on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy at Northwestern University School of Law. The conference will be held September 21-22, 2012.

Submission Deadline: May 18, 2012

Research Proposals should be submitted to Derek Gundersen atd-gundersen[@]law.northwestern.edu. im

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office – Chicago, IL

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:03:01 +0000

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth presents the Fifth Annual Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Conference on Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship to be held at Northwestern University School of Law, June 14-15, 2012. Attendance for this conference is by invitation only. To receive an invitation, please send a message with your name, affiliation, and full contact information to Derek Gundersen at: d-gundersen@law.northwestern.edu.

European Contract Law: A Law-and-Economics Perspective – Chicago, IL

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:23:15 +0000

The Conference on European Contract Law: A Law-and-Economics Perspective will be held April 27-28, 2012, at the University of Chicago Law School. im

The movement to harmonize European contract law generated various proposals for uniform statutes and optional instruments, culminating by the recent Draft Common European Sales Law. This ambitious reform envisions a uniform Sales Law for Europe with strong consumer protections, enacted by every member nation. Transactors will be able to choose this law to govern their transaction in place of existing contract law.

The Chicago conference brings together a group of leading scholars from Europe and from the University of Chicago, exploring the law and economics perspectives of the proposed harmonization. Is such an optional statute a desirable regulatory tool? What economic goals might it serve? Are the protections enacted in it suitable? What can be learned from the American experience with uniform commercial laws?

Mobile Money in Developing Countries: Financial Inclusion and Financial Integrity — Seattle, WA

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:51:40 +0000

Come join the University of Washington School of Law, Deakin University School of Law, and UNCITRAL for “Mobile Money in Developing Countries: FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY,” on April 20, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in W.H. Gates Hall, University of Washington School of Law. For more information or to register, please consult the event’s information page. mmb

Competition, Search and Social Media – Arlington, VA

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:57:07 +0000

The Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economics Studies presents its Second Annual Conference on Competition, Search, and Social Media to be held at George Mason University School of Law, Wednesday, May 16th, 2012. The conference will run from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

REGISTRATION: You must pre-register for this event. To register, please send a message with your name, affiliation, and full contact information to: Jeff Smith, Chief of Staff – Law & Economics Center, jsmithQ@gmu.edu

Call for Papers – Emerging Economies in Globalized Financial Markets

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:51:05 +0000

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Friedrich Schiller University Jena invite junior and senior researchers in the fields of economics, law and political science to submit papers for presentation at the 4th Annual Conference of the Graduate School.

The deadline for submission is 30 April 2012.

The 2008 world financial crisis and the subsequent European debt crisis accelerated the shift of economic power and political influence from Western countries towards fast growing emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil, Russia or South Africa. The G10 became the G20 and country representation at the IMF is likely to change. Thus, the time seems right to address anew the role of emerging economies in globalized financial markets and discuss their participation, interests and responsibilities in a financially globalized world at the 4th Annual Conference of the Graduate School “Global Financial Markets”.

TOPICS: We invite junior and senior researchers in the fields of economics, law and political science to submit papers for presentation. We welcome theoretical and empirical papers as well as case studies focusing on specific regions. Papers should either address the conference’s general subject or more specifically the following panel topics. Each panel will be introduced by a keynote speaker.
- The role of BRIC countries in international financial markets and international financial market regulation: participation, influence and control
Keynote speaker: Peter Draper (South African Institute of International Affairs & WITS University)
- International financial standards – should, must and do emerging markets implement them?
Keynote speaker: Iwa Salami (University of East London)
- The right approach to liberalize financial markets in emerging economies?
Keynote speaker: Frank Westermann (University of Osnabruck)
- Capital control – friend or foe for emerging markets financial services liberalization?
Keynote speaker: Emanuel Kohlscheen (Brazilian Central Bank)

Presentations will be given on 21 & 22 June 2012 in Halle/Germany. A more detailed agenda, including time schedules for the panels, will be available on the school’s webpage: http://www.gfinm.de

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: The deadline for submission is 30 April 2012. Full papers or extended abstracts should be submitted electronically to jasper.finke@jura.uni-halle.de along with your affiliation and email address. Acceptance notification will be made by 1 May 2012. Travel funding is available upon request for authors of accepted papers. Accommodation costs will also be covered by the graduate school.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Please feel free to contact either Christian Tietje or Jasper Finke if you have any questions.

For the Graduate School:
Christian Tietje
Professor for Public Law, European Law & International Economic Law
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Email: christian.tietje@jura.uni-halle.de

Jasper Finke
Senior Researcher and Lecturer
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Email: jasper.finke@jura.uni-halle.de

Call for Papers – Tax Scholars (Economics, Accounting, Finance, Law, & Political Science)

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:42:08 +0000

The University of North Carolina Tax Center is organizing its sixteenth annual symposium and seeks submissions for the symposium. Papers should be well developed, but at a stage where they can still benefit from the group’s discussion. The symposium will include six to seven papers. Travel and lodging expenses for presenters will be reimbursed up to $500.

Please submit an electronic version of the paper no later than November 9, 2012 to Professor Douglas Shackelford.
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