-By Betsey Hawkins
Roger Noll and Barry Weingast of Stanford University and Mathew McCubbins of UCSD and USC Law – who together publish under the name “McNollgast” -- are chairing a series of panels Tuesday, Sept. 12, at a symposium hosted by the USC-Caltech Center for the Study of Law and Politics.
The symposium, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the law school Faculty Lounge (Room 433), will focus on Positive Political Theory (PPT) of law and history. Noll and Weingast are spending this week at USC Law as distinguished visitors. In addition to the symposium, their visit has included lectures, presentations and meetings with faculty and students in the USC community.
The trio McNollgast have published substantial work on PPT and has assembled a number of scholars from Southern California to present their work in this area. The morning session, beginning at 10:30 a.m., includes presentations from professors John Ensch of UC Irvine, John de Figueiredo of UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Tino Cuéllar of Stanford Law School.
Ensch will examine bureaucracy, democracy and institutional change, using Caltrans as a case study. Cuéllar will focus on the bureaucratic structure and political economy of legal discretion, and de Figueiredo will conclude the panel by discussing the dynamics of deregulation.
The afternoon sessions, beginning at 1:30 p.m., will feature presentations from rising scholars in the area of PPT. Alejandra Rios-Cazares and Jeeyang Baum, both from UC San Diego, will look at national and international systems of bureaucratic monitoring and structure. Ellen Moule, also ofUC San Diego, will examine tax and expenditure limits in the context of PPT.
The final two presentations will be delivered by Daniel Mazmanian of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development and USC Law Professor Dan Klerman. Mazmanian will deliver a case analysis of how policy and governing institutions impact behavior, and Klerman will examine the evolution of common law and jurisdictional competition in the Appellate Courts.
If you are interested in attending the symposium or would like more information, please contact Betsey Hawkins or (213)821-5438.
Roger Noll and Barry Weingast of Stanford University and Mathew McCubbins of UCSD and USC Law – who together publish under the name “McNollgast” -- are chairing a series of panels Tuesday, Sept. 12, at a symposium hosted by the USC-Caltech Center for the Study of Law and Politics.
The symposium, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the law school Faculty Lounge (Room 433), will focus on Positive Political Theory (PPT) of law and history. Noll and Weingast are spending this week at USC Law as distinguished visitors. In addition to the symposium, their visit has included lectures, presentations and meetings with faculty and students in the USC community.
The trio McNollgast have published substantial work on PPT and has assembled a number of scholars from Southern California to present their work in this area. The morning session, beginning at 10:30 a.m., includes presentations from professors John Ensch of UC Irvine, John de Figueiredo of UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Tino Cuéllar of Stanford Law School.
Ensch will examine bureaucracy, democracy and institutional change, using Caltrans as a case study. Cuéllar will focus on the bureaucratic structure and political economy of legal discretion, and de Figueiredo will conclude the panel by discussing the dynamics of deregulation.
The afternoon sessions, beginning at 1:30 p.m., will feature presentations from rising scholars in the area of PPT. Alejandra Rios-Cazares and Jeeyang Baum, both from UC San Diego, will look at national and international systems of bureaucratic monitoring and structure. Ellen Moule, also ofUC San Diego, will examine tax and expenditure limits in the context of PPT.
The final two presentations will be delivered by Daniel Mazmanian of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development and USC Law Professor Dan Klerman. Mazmanian will deliver a case analysis of how policy and governing institutions impact behavior, and Klerman will examine the evolution of common law and jurisdictional competition in the Appellate Courts.
If you are interested in attending the symposium or would like more information, please contact Betsey Hawkins or (213)821-5438.
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