Workshop on Empirical and Experimental Methods for Law ProfessorsEvent Date: Monday, May 23 to Thursday, May 26, 2011 Location: George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia The Workshop on Empirical and Experimental Methods for Law Professors is designed to teach law professors the conceptual and practical skills required to (1) understand and evaluate others' empirical studies, and (2) design and implement their own empirical studies. Participants are not expected to have background in statistical knowledge or empirical skills prior to enrollment. Instructors have been selected in part to demonstrate the development of empirical studies in a wide-range of legal and institutional settings including: antitrust, business law, bankruptcy, class actions, contracts, criminal law and sentencing, federalism, finance, intellectual property, and securities regulation. Class sessions will provide participants opportunities to learn through faculty lectures, drawing upon data and examples for cutting edge empirical legal studies, and participating in experiments. There will be numerous opportunities for participants to discuss their own works-in-progress or project ideas with the instructors. WORKSHOP FACULTY: David Abrams, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Law SCHEDULE: The Workshop will take place at:
REGISTRATION AND TUITION: Tuition for the Workshop on Empirical and Experimental Methods is $850 for the first professor from a law school and $500 for additional registrants from the same school. Tuition includes all session materials, access to statistical software (STATA), three lunches, four continental breakfasts, and one evening reception. You will need a laptop for this workshop. A check for $850 made payable to George Mason University Foundation (please note on the check that it is for "Empirical Workshop Tuition") must be included with the registration form. Registration and payment should be received by May 13, 2011. Space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-accepted basis. CANCELLATION POLICY: ACCOMMODATIONS: Special hotel rates for workshop participants are available at three hotels within walking distance of the GMU School of Law: the Comfort Inn Ballston, (1211 N. Glebe Rd) at a group rate of $149 per night, the AKA Virginia Square (3409 Wilson Blvd) at a group rate of $211 per night, and the Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston (4610 Fairfax Drive) at a group rate of $219 per night. To make a reservation at the Comfort Inn call (703) 247-3399. Click here to view the hotel's Web site. To make a reservation at the AKA Virginia Square contact Scott Foster at (202) 904-2505, or by email at sfoster@stayaka.com. Click here to view the hotel's Web site. To make a reservation at the Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, call (703) 243-9800 ext. 7107, or click here to reserve online. Please use group code "R73" for the Holiday Inn. To obtain the workshop rates, please mention the George Mason School of Law Workshop on Empirical and Experimental Methods. In order to receive these special rates you must book your room by April 23, 2011. There are limited rooms available so please make your reservations as soon as possible. The Law & Economics Center has a long tradition of providing training to law professors. The famous Economics Institute for Law Professors always included at least two days of lecture on econometrics. LEC CONTACT: Jeff Smith |
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