Workshop Series

The Law, Business, and Economics Workshop Series serves as an important focal point at the University of Texas for research on the economic analysis of law and business. The workshop generally involves presentations by guests from outside the University community. Students can take the workshop as a course, which focuses on their presentation of written critiques of each of the papers presented in the workshop series.

Workshops are held at 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., see schedule below for room location

Fall 2009 | Spring 2009 | Fall 2008 | Spring 2008 | Spring 2007

Fall 2006 | Spring 2006 | Fall 2005 | Spring 2005 | Fall 2004

Spring 2007

Date Speaker School Paper Title Room #
Jan 22 John Armour University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law The Costs and Benefits of Secured Creditor Control in Bankruptcy: Evidence from the UK Sheffield Room
Feb 5 Vic Khanna University of Michigan Law School   TNH 3.127
Feb 12 Vladimir Atanasov The College of William & Mary, Mason School of Business Preemptive Rights and Anti-Dilution Protections around the World Sheffield Room
Feb 19 Kate Litvak University of Texas School of Law   TNH 3.127
Feb 21 Ken Ayotte Columbia Business School Asset-Backed Securities: Costs and Benefits of "Bankruptcy Remoteness" Faculty Lounge
Feb 26 Michael Perino St. John's University School of Law Institutional Activism through Litigation: An Empirical Analysis of Public Pension Fund Participation in Securities Class Actions Sheffield Room
Mar 5 Woochan Kim University of Texas, McCombs School of Business Who Cares about Control-Ownership Disparity in Emerging Markets TNH 3.127
Mar 19 Robert Hall Stanford University, Department of Economics   Sheffield Room
Mar 26 Deborah Weiss University of Texas School of Law   TNH 3.127
April 2 Edward Iacobucci University of Toronto, Faculty of Law   Sheffield Room
April 9 David Hyman University of Illinois College of Law   TNH 3.127
April 16 Calvin Johnson University of Texas School of Law   Sheffield Room
April 23 Richard Briffault Columbia Law School   TNH 3.127
April 30 Laura Beny University of Michigan Law School   Sheffield Room

Copies of speakers’ papers will be posted as they become available.