LawMacro2021: The 4th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics New Haven, CT, United States, October 27-28, 2021 |
Conference website | https://lawandmacro.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lawmacro1 |
Fourth Conference on Law and Macroeconomics
The economic devastation caused by Covid-19 triggered a slew of new research on law’s role in mediating the business cycle, economic growth, and inequality. As we move into the recovery phase and the build-up of the post-Covid World, this role is becoming increasingly more relevant.
We welcome submissions for an online virtual conference on October 27 and 28, 2021 that will continue to explore connections between law and the macroeconomy. Papers may address the role of law, regulation, and institutions in --
- Monetary policy, both conventional and unconventional, including how it is impacted by payments systems, e.g., new platforms and technologies as well as the effects and risks of the unwinding of QE;
- Financial regulatory policy, both domestic and international, including its effect on the business cycle and economic growth, and its role in crisis containment and resolution, access to capital and other aspects of financial inclusion
- Fiscal policy, especially its role in mitigating the effects and frequency of economic downturns, including the respective roles of federal, state, and local governments. We are particularly interested in papers that explore the combination of expansionary fiscal policy and loose monetary policy.
- Moderating recessions with other policy levers, including bankruptcy, contract, and property law; environmental, utility, and labor regulation; and investment and capital controls
- ESG and the future of investment
- Law and data
- Sovereign debt, debt relief and debt forgiveness.
- Legal strategies for reducing inequality, including policies affecting labor and employment relationships, competition, access to housing, healthcare, and other public services, as well as personal, corporate and public debt relief.
We hope to attract submissions from both legal scholars writing about macro-relevant topics and economists writing on subjects that would benefit from legal perspectives. Submissions from students and others not in tenure-track positions are especially welcomed. We also encourage submissions from all perspectives that may help illuminate the intersection between law and macroeconomics and inform action to mitigate the pain and uncertainty caused by the current economic downturn.