LEP Elements Organized Session on "Societal Collapse and Resilience to Environmental Shocks" at SIOE.

Organizers: LEP Elements Editorial Board.

Abstract: A pioneering strand of literature has amassed evidence that negative and severe environmental shocks must trigger economic and institutional crises. In reaction to this approach, a parallel strand of research has reported counter-narratives on the institutional strategies developed to favor societal resilience in the face of environmental crises. To evaluate the merits of these two bodies of research and, thus, inform policies in developing countries, the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” wishes to organize a special session on “Societal Collapse and Resilience to Environmental Shocks” at the 2024 SIOE meeting. All those willing to participate should submit their paper to LEPelements@gmail.com by January 23^rd 2024. Papers included in this session might be considered for publication in the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” conditional on the usual editorial process.

LEP Elements Organized Session on "Emerging Technology, Privacy, and Regulation" at SIOE.

Organizers: LEP Elements Editorial Board.

Abstract: Governments are important formal institutions and their regulations affect every industry and product market as well as the broader labor market.  These regulations promote important social objectives, such as safe products and workplaces, a clean environment, and responsible development.  They also impose costs on firms and individuals.  For emerging technologies and the startups championing products and services based on these nascent technologies, the costs of regulatory burdens or uncertainty may be insurmountable impediments to growing the next great general-purpose technology.  Therefore, the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” wishes to organize a special session at the 2024 SIOE meeting on “Emerging Technology, Privacy, and Regulation” to evaluate the merits of various regulatory designs and inform our understanding of how best to measure and optimize the costs and benefits, both direct and indirect, from regulation.  For instance, with the availability of so much personal data, who should own and license the data so as to optimally balance privacy with data deserts?  Or more generally, what is the economic impact of data privacy laws?  And how do coordination challenges in global politics influence the regulation and growth of global tech companies? Those willing to participate should submit their paper to LEPelements@gmail.com by January 23^rd 2024. Papers included in this session might be considered for publication in the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” conditional on the usual editorial process.