EMLE Midterm Meeting
Rotterdam, 11 and 12 February 2011
On Friday 11 February and Saturday 12 February 2011 the annual Midterm Meeting of the EMLE programme will be held in Rotterdam. During the MTM current and graduating EMLE students, alumni, staff and Associated Members will meet and discuss various topics on Law and Economics.
On this website more information is provided and those interested in attending the MTM can register.
Registration Form
Call for Papers
Preliminary Programme
Accommodation
Public transportation in Rotterdam
Map of Erasmus University Rotterdam (Woudestein Campus)
Map of Rotterdam
Contact
Detailed programme (workshops) available now!
Downloadable papers available at the bottom of this page
Registration form
The online registration form is closed. Late applications only possible by email: mtm2011@emle.org
Registration is not required for current EMLE students (programme 2010/2011).
Call for Papers (CLOSED)
Papers in any field of Law and Economics are welcome to be submitted for presentation at the workshop. The workshop is open to all interested researchers. Particularly scholars affiliated with the Programme are encouraged to present their work in progress.
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Programme
Friday 11 February 2011 (C-building)
08.30-09.00 | Registration, welcome with coffee/tea | |
09.00-09.10 | Opening by Professor Maarten Kroeze, Dean of the Erasmus School of Law | |
09.10-09.25 | Address by Professor Jan Peter Balkenende, Erasmus School of Law & Erasmus School of Economics (former Prime Minister of the Netherlands) | |
09.30-10.30 | Keynote speech by Jonathan Klick (Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Erasmus Chair of Empirical Legal Studies) | |
10.30-11.30 | Academic Workshops (parallel sessions) | |
11.30-12.00 | Coffee break | |
12.00-13.00 | Academic Workshops (parallel sessions) | |
13.00-14.00 | Lunch break | |
14.15-14.45 | Keynote Lecture by Heico Kerkmeester of the Administrative High Court for Trade and Industry" (College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven) | |
14.50-15.20 | Parallel sessions with Associated Members |
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15.20-15.45 | Coffee break | |
15.45-16.50 | Parallel sessions with Associated Members |
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17.00-18.30 | Cocktail with Associated Members and EMLE Staff |
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18.30-19.15 | Transportation to Blijdorp ZOO by bus | |
19.30-00.00 | Dinner+party Blijdorp ZOO | |
00.00- | Transportation by bus to city center + Novotel | |
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A copy of the detailed programme can also be downloaded here. |
Saturday 12 February 2011 (L-Building)
09.00-10.30 | Thesis Meeting (*) |
10.30-11.00 | Coffee break |
11.00-11.25 | Invited lecture by Anthony Ogus (Erasmus Chair of Fundamentals of Private Law) |
11.25-11.45 | Best thesis presentation |
11.45-13.00 | Graduation Ceremony |
13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| (*) current EMLE students meet with their third term professors to discuss the topic of their thesis |
[14.00-18.00 | EMLE Board meeting (EMLE staff)] |
Academic Workshops - papers
Just Google it! - The Google Book Search Settlement: A Law and Economics Analysis by F. Muller-Langen and M. Scheufen
"Quality" in Trademark Law by A. Griffiths
Roots of Democratic differences in international cooperation: Domestic institutions and foreign policy incentives by F. Kiesow Cortez
Do guns displace books? The impact of compulsory military service on educational attainment by Th.K. Bauer, St. Bender, A.R. Paloyo and Chr.M. Schmidt
Law and Economics of merger control under India's new competition act: A comparative perspective by A. Sharma
Shareholder Activism in Good and Bad Economic Times by Chr. Van der Elst
Market Defenition in Two-Sided Markets: The Case of Newspapers by E. Argentesi and L. Filistrucchi
Transmitters and Receivers' Investment to Avoid Interference: Is there an Optimal Regime? by P. Crocioni and L. Franzoni
Optimism & Settlements by J. De Mot and B. Depoorter
Lawyers in ADR: Lessons from the Israeli Labor Courts System by O. Gazal-Ayal and R. Perry
Medical Malpractice Claims in Spain: Evidence from the Supreme Court by S. Amaral Garcia
Gatekeeping function of underwriters: comparative enforcement in the USA and the Netherlands by O. Skripova
Contact
email: mtm2011@emle.org
Organizing Committee of the EMLE Midterm Meeting:
Dr. Alessio Pacces (academic contact) | Marianne Breijer (administrative contact) |
Drs. Wicher Schreuders | Dr. Louis Visscher |
Prof.Dr. Klaus Heine |
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