FRONTIERS IN THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONTRACT LAW
FRONTIERS IN THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
OF CONTRACT LAW
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Call for Papers
June 4/5,
2009
The aim of the workshop is to allow for in-depth scientific
interactions between junior and senior researchers interested in applying
advanced economic methodology to contract law. Selected papers will be presented
in up to 8 one-paper sessions and assigned two invited discussants. Discussants
include:
Yeon-Koo Che (Columbia)
Christoph Engel (Max-Planck, Bonn)
Aaron Edlin (Berkeley)
Werner Gueth (Max-Planck, Jena)
Francine Lafontaine (Michigan)
Robert E. Scott (Columbia)
Alan Schwartz (Yale)
Urs Schweizer (Bonn)
Gerhard Wagner (Bonn).
Christoph Engel (Max-Planck, Bonn)
Aaron Edlin (Berkeley)
Werner Gueth (Max-Planck, Jena)
Francine Lafontaine (Michigan)
Robert E. Scott (Columbia)
Alan Schwartz (Yale)
Urs Schweizer (Bonn)
Gerhard Wagner (Bonn).
We welcome submissions in the area of contract law based on
formal modelling, micro-econometric analysis and/or experiments.
Scholars interested in participating are invited to submit papers by March 15, 2009 and will be notified of the acceptance decision by April 27, 2009. The organizers will cover travel and hotel expenses for participants. There is no publication commitment associated with the workshop, nor is published work eligible. Participants commit to attend the entire workshop. The workshop will be held in Bonn, Germany.
Important Dates
March 15, 2009 - Submission deadline (for all applicants)
Scholars interested in participating are invited to submit papers by March 15, 2009 and will be notified of the acceptance decision by April 27, 2009. The organizers will cover travel and hotel expenses for participants. There is no publication commitment associated with the workshop, nor is published work eligible. Participants commit to attend the entire workshop. The workshop will be held in Bonn, Germany.
Important Dates
March 15, 2009 - Submission deadline (for all applicants)
April 27, 2009 - Notification of acceptance decision (for all
applicants)
May 15, 2009 - Final Manuscripts will be distributed to participants and discussants
June 4/5, 2009 - Workshop
workshop organizer: Alexander Stremitzer, astremit(at)uni-bonn.de.
Program: Thursday, June 4th
| 09:30 - 11:00 |
Session 1 |
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| Steffen Altmann, Bonn: The Impact of Cooperation Defaults on Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods. Discussants: Werner Güth, MPI-Jena Kristoffel Grechenig, St. Gallen/MPI-Bonn |
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| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Session 2 |
| Topi Miettinen, Stockholm: Contracts and Promises - An Approach to Pre-Play Agreements. Discussants: Urs Schweizer, Bonn Niels Petersen, MPI-Bonn |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Session 3 |
| Gerd Mühlheuser, Bielefeld: Contracts as Rent Seeking Devices: Evidence from German Soccer. Discussants: Francine Lafontaine, Michigan Sebastian Kranz, Bonn |
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| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Session 4 |
| Francesco Parisi, Minnesota: Optimal Remedies for Bilateral Contracts. Discussants: Alan Schwartz, Yale Ansgar Wohlschlegel, Aachen |
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| 18:00 - 19:00 |
Guided Tour through the Bonn Botanic Garden |
| 19:15 - 22:30 |
Evening Reception in the Botanic Garden |
Program: Friday, June 5th
| 09:15 - 10:45 |
Session 5 |
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| Ryan Bubb, Harvard: Consumer Biases and Firm Ownership. Discussants: Christoph Engel, MPI-Bonn Paul Heidhues, Bonn |
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| 11:15 - 12:45 |
Session 6 |
| Yuval Procaccia, Herzlia: On the Optimal Regulation of Unread Contracts. Discussants: Gerhard Wagner, Bonn Susanne Ohlendorf, Bonn |
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| 12:45 - 13:45 |
Lunch |
| 13:45 - 15:15 |
Session 7 |
| Daniel Seidmann, Nottingham: Protecting Buyers from Fine Print: Market Structure Matters. Discussants: Yeon-Koo Che, Columbia Andreas Roider, Heidelberg |
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| 15:45 - 17:15 |
Session 8 |
| Albert Choi, Virginia/Yale: Shrink Wraps: Who Should Bear the Cost of Communicating Mass-Market Contract Terms? Discussants: Carl-Christian von Weizsäcker, MPI-Bonn Alexander Stremitzer, Bonn |
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| 17:30 - 19:00 |
Key-Note Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin |
| Key-Note: Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin, Princeton: Destruction as an Incentive Device in bilateral Contracts" Introduction by: Benny Moldovanu, Bonn |
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| 19:15 - 23:00 |
Reception and Conference Dinner, Hotel Königshof |
