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Abramowicz on Prediction Markets at the VC
GW Lawprof Michael Abramowicz is guest blogging over at the Volokh Conspiracy on the virtues of prediction markets and his new book: Predictocracy.
Conference Announcement: Merger Analysis in High Technology Markets at GMU
I am very pleased to announce the “Merger Analysis in High Technology Markets” on behalf of my colleague Tom Hazlett, myself, and the Information Economy Project of the National Center for Technology and Law. The conference will be held at George Mason University School of Law on February 1, 2008 from 8:15 am-2:30 pm. Below ... Conference Announcement: Merger Analysis in High Technology Markets at GMU
McCann on the Clemens Lawsuit
Michael McCann of Sports Law Blog fame discusses Roger Clemens’ recently filed defamation suit against his former personal trainer Brian McNamee over at CNNSI.
Conference: End of the Microsoft Antitrust Case?
The Searle Center at Northwestern University School of Law will be holding a conference on this subject starting a week from today on Thursday, November 15th.  I’m very much looking forward to participating. I will be a discussant on a panel focusing on the contracts at issue in the Microsoft case, and responding (along with ... Conference: End of the Microsoft Antitrust Case?
When In Doubt, Ask the Internet …
Geoff doesn’t vote. Neither do many of my economist friends. In fact, they laugh at me for voting. But I do. The joke will be on them if I’m the tiebreaker, wont it? Anyway, in the search for some shortcuts this presidential election season, I decided to try the Selectsmart 2008 President Selector Quiz (HT: ... When In Doubt, Ask the Internet …
Economic Illiteracy of the Week Award Goes To …
Michael Kimmelman at the NY Times. Luke Froeb beat me to the punch of this one and has already got a post up, but this is too good not to share. The article is on book sales and book culture in Germany, the latter of which is:  sustained by an age-old practice requiring all bookstores, ... Economic Illiteracy of the Week Award Goes To …
Obviousness conference
Along with my Lewis & Clark colleague, Joe Miller, I have organized a conference on the patent law doctrine of obviousness following the Supreme Court’s KSR case last term. It’s a great line-up of participants, and should be an excellent conference. You can find details here. Here’s the program: Friday October 5 and Saturday October 6, 2007 ... Obviousness conference
Antitrust News at GW Law
GW Law received a $5.1 million award to fund a Center for Competition Law resulting from the settlement of a class-action antitrust suit brought by Michael Hausfield (of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C., and a GW alum). According to the press release, Hausfeld argued that the Center would focus on the “special challenges to traditional antitrust ... Antitrust News at GW Law
Junk Social Science in the Medical Bankruptcy Debate
My GMU colleague Todd Zywicki and Gail Heriot (USD) have an op-ed in the Washington Times exposing Harvard Professors David Himmelstein and Elizabeth Warren’s study on medical debt and bankruptcy, presented to Congress earlier this week, as “one of the most misleading pieces of research ever placed before Congress — no small dishonor.” The punchline ... Junk Social Science in the Medical Bankruptcy Debate
2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
From the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Website: The Second Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies will be held at New York University School of Law in New York, New York on Friday November 9 and Saturday November 10, 2007. The conference will feature original empirical and experimental legal scholarship by leading scholars worldwide, from ... 2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Dow Jones Board Action: Nice exam question
Does a bid for Dow Jones implicate Revlon duties? Can a board “just say no”? What if the Board says nothing, b/c they know a majority of their s/h will not vote for the acquisition? This is the stuff good Corporations or M&A exam questions are made of. Luckily, counsel to the Dow Jones Board must have paid ... Dow Jones Board Action: Nice exam question
