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WORKSHOP ON THE LAW & ECONOMICS OF THE SHARING ECONOMY FEBRUARY 1, 2018 THE MASON ATTORNEYS GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
WORKSHOP ON THE LAW & ECONOMICS
OF THE SHARING ECONOMY
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
THE MASON ATTORNEYS GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
WORKSHOP ON THE LAW & ECONOMICS OF THE SHARING ECONOMY AGENDA CLASSES: George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, Hazel Hall 215, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201HOTEL: Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
TIME SESSION SPEAKERS
7:45 AM BUS DEPARTSWestin Arlington Gateway for Antonin Scalia Law School
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFASTHazel Hall 215
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
ECONOMIC BASICS AND THE SHARING ECONOMY: PLATFORM ECONOMICS AND TWO-SIDED MARKETS
GREGORY CONKOInterim Executive Director, Law & Economics Center
JOHN M. YUNAssociate Professor of Law and Director of Economic Education, Global Antitrust Institute, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
READING ASSIGNMENTS: Andrei Hagui, “Strategic Decisions for Multisided Platforms,” MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Winter 2014), pp. 71-81.
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
COMPETITION POLICY AND THE SHARING ECONOMY
BRUCE H. KOBAYASHIAssociate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
READING ASSIGNMENTS: Peter Cohen, Robert Hahn, Jonathan Hall, Steven Levitt, and Robert Metcalfe, “Using Big Data to Estimate Consumer Surplus: The Case of Uber” (August 30, 2016).
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TIME SESSION SPEAKERS
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE NEW ECONOMY: HOW THE INTERNET REDUCES INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
JAMES C. COOPERDirector, Program on Economics & Privacy and Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
READING ASSIGNMENTS:Howard Beales, Richard Craswell and Steven C. Salop, “The Efficient Regulation of Consumer Information,” Journal of Law & Economics, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Dec. 1981), pp. 491-539.
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
LUNCHHazel Hall, Rear Atrium
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
LABOR LAW, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING, AND THE SHARING ECONOMY
SETH C. ORANBURGAssistant Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law
READING ASSIGNMENTS: U.S. Department of Labor, “Fact Sheet #13: Am I an Employee? Employment Relationship under the FLSA” (May 2014)
IRS Publication 15-A, “Employer Supplemental Tax Guide” (2017)
U.S. Department of Labor, “Fact Sheet #35: Joint Employment Under the FLSA and MSPA” (Jan. 2016)
Todd H. Leibowitz, “Joint Employment Tests Are All Wrong, Says Federal Appeals Court,” Corporate Counsel (Mar. 1, 2017)
The White House, Occupational Licensing: A Framework for Policymakers (Jul. 2015)
WORKSHOP ON THE LAW & ECONOMICS OF THE SHARING ECONOMY AGENDA
TIME SESSION SPEAKERS
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
CAN I RENT YOU MY APARTMENT? PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LAND USE REGULATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY
CHRISTOPHER KOOPMANDirector, Technology Policy Program and Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
EMILY HAMILTONPolicy Research Manager, State and Local Policy Project, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
READING ASSIGNMENTS:Emily Hamilton, “The Case for Preemption in Land-Use Regulation,” Mercatus Center at George Mason University (July 2017)
Sanford Ikeda and Emily Hamilton, “How Land-Use Regulation Undermines Affordable Housing,” Mercatus Center (Nov. 2015)
Christopher Koopman, Matthew D. Mitchell, and Adam Thierer, “The Sharing Economy and Consumer Protection Regulation: The Case for Policy Change,” Mercatus Center (May 2015)
4:40 PM BUS DEPARTSScalia Law for Westin
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
RECEPTION AND DINNERPinzimini Restaurant at The Westin Arlington Gateway
Thursday, February 1
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SARAH A. E. FRASCHChief Deputy Attorney General
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