CONFERENCE ON Institutions and Law-Making February 20-21, 2015 Emory University Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law, Politics and Economics Conference Participants Conference Program Room 575, Emory University School of Law Scott Adler, University of Colorado, Patrick Le Bihan, Institute for Friday, February 20, 2015 Boulder Advanced Study in Toulouse 12:00 LUNCH 9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AVAILABLE John Ahlquist, University of Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan 1:00 9:30 Wisconsin, Madison Nolan McCarty, Princeton University Caitlin Ainsley, Emory University Ashley Moraguez, Emory University WHAT DRIVES POLICY CHANGE IN CONGRESS? MODELING STATUTORY REVISIONS AS REPEATED EVENTS Kenneth Benoit, London School of Jonathan Nash, Emory University ELECTORAL RULES, LEGITIMACY, AND THE EXERCISE OF SUPERMAJORITARIAN POWERS: EVIDENCE FROM SURVEY EXPERIMENTS AROUND THE 2014 HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS Economics and Political Science School of Law John Ahlquist et al. Charles Cameron, Princeton Kenneth Shotts, Stanford University, University Graduate School of Business Cliff Carrubba, Emory University Shawn Ramirez, Emory University Tom Clark, Emory University Janna Rezaee, University of Scott Desposato and Matt Ingram Scott Desposato, University of California-Berkeley Discussant: Matthew Hitt 11:05 COFFEE BREAK California, San Diego Jeffrey Staton, Emory University 2:35 COFFEE BREAK 11:15 Anna Harvey, New York University Amy Steigerwalt, Georgia State Matthew Hitt, Louisiana State University 2:50 University Piotr Swistak, University of Maryland, DEMOCRACY, HIERARCHY, AND MODERN INSTITUTIONS POLICY BUNDLING AND SPECIAL INTEREST POLITICS Ryan Hübert, University of California- College Park Berkeley Emily West, New York University Danielle Jung, Emory University Discussant: Danielle Jung 1:50 Saturday, February 21, 2015 Scott Adler and Gilad Wilkenfeld Discussant: Kenneth Benoit 10:20 CHALLENGERS AND ELECTORAL ACCOUNTABILITY Scott Ashworth and Ken Shotts THE POLITICIZATION OF BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT DECISIONS? Discussant: Nolan McCarty Patrick Le Bihan and Dimitri Landa Discussant: Shawn Ramirez Piotr Swistak and Jonathan Bender 3:45 Lewis Kornhauser, New York Discussant: Arthur Lupia 12:00 LUNCH DOES CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE IMPROVE MONETARY POLICYMAKING? 12:30 STARE DECISIS AND JUDICIAL LOG-ROLLS: A GAINS-FROM-TRADE MODEL Caitlin Ainsley University School of Law THE DOWNSIDE OF DISPASSIONATE JUDGES: LITIGANTS APPEALS AND THE QUALITY OF ADJUDICATION IN DISTRICT COURTS 1:20 Ryan Hübert POLICY-MAKING IN THE SHADOW OF EXECUTIVE ACTION Discussant: Jonathan Nash `THE DEADEST OF DEAD LETTERS?’ REEVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS CASES Ashley Moraguez Anna Harvey and Emily West (MIS)ALIGNMENT WITH THE PRESIDENT: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICYMAKING AND IDEOLOGICAL PROXIMITY TO THE PRESIDENCY Discussant: Amy Steigerwalt Janna Razaee 6:00 Lewis Kornhauser and Charles Cameron DINNER, NO. 246