Thanks to the Law and Economics Center based at GMU, I had the chance this past summer to enjoy some instruction on law and economics while nestled at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado. I’m happy to report that Henry Butler and the LEC are expanding some of the program offerings this coming year. After the jump, you can find out more about these very helpful gatherings designed to make your legal toolkit a good bit more diverse and sharp.
The George Mason Law & Economics Center invites applications for the following five 2013 Workshops for Law Professors. Each Workshop offers a unique opportunity to join colleagues from around the country to learn from some of the most well-respected scholars in the law-and-economics field. There is no tuition, and all but one program provides hotel rooms and group meals at no expense to the professors. The LEC will begin reviewing applications on October 15, 2012.
LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Contracting
January 25-28, 2013
South Seas Island Resort, Captiva Island, FL
LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Litigation and Civil Procedure
January 25-28, 2013
South Seas Island Resort, Captiva Island, FL
LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Public Choice Economics
January 25-28, 2013
South Seas Island Resort, Captiva Island, FL
LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Empirical Methods
May 20-24, 2013
George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, VA
LEC Economics Institute for Law Professors
July 7-19, 2013
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort, Avon, CO
Posted by Administrators on October 8, 2012 at 01:55 PM
Comments
Fair question. I would say that a) the areas in which i’m vaguely competent (crim and torts) proved to be largely redundant to what I have accumulated over the years and that b) the areas in which I’m basically a neophyte were helpful in that they exposed me to lots of interesting questions I had given either zero or inadequate attention to. E.g., why do firms choose to vertically integrate vs contract with other parties.
I like to think of myself as someone trying to develop a diverse legal theory toolkit and the readings and informal conversation, along with many of the presentations, provided me with resources or insights into a range of things. Obviously, what you harvest from the gatherings will be contingent on your baselines and aspirations. I think those people with little econ background and who did all the readings probably benefited the most.
Posted by: Dan | Oct 11, 2012 6:01:24 PM
Dan, I have a serious question (not rhetorical, not debating, no secret agenda…) — did you learn anything NEW at that law-econ instruction in Colorado? What exactly did you learn that you didn’t know before?
Posted by: anon | Oct 11, 2012 2:51:46 AM