Law & Economics Ph.D. News
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Joni Hersch elected a vice president of Southern Economic Association
Hersch will serve a two-year term as a vice president of SEA Read MoreNov. 15, 2010
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Value of life study shows Mexican immigrants fare far worse than other immigrants and U.S. natives
Study by W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch of Vanderbilt's Law & Economics Program finds Mexican immigrants work in higher risk jobs with low wages Read MoreOct. 27, 2010
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Hersch to speak at AALS session on interdisciplinary legal education
Joni Hersch, professor of law and economics, has been elected a vice president of the Southern Economic Association (SEA). Professor Hersch will serve as the SEA’s second vice-president in 2010-11 and as its first vice president in 2011-12. Her term will begin at the… Read MoreSep. 2, 2010
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Hersch elected SEA Vice-President
Joni Hersch, professor of law and economics, has been elected a vice president of the Southern Economic Association (SEA). Professor Hersch will serve as the SEA’s second vice-president in 2010-11 and as its first vice president in 2011-12. Her term will begin at the… Read MoreSep. 1, 2010
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Paige Skiba studies pawnshop loans as a Visiting Scholar of the London School of Economics
Skiba studies factors that drive demand for pawnshops Read MoreJul. 12, 2010
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Law and Economics student Shinall wins Myron Penn Laughlin Award for published Note
Joni Hersch, professor of law and economics, has been elected a vice president of the Southern Economic Association (SEA). Professor Hersch will serve as the SEA’s second vice-president in 2010-11 and as its first vice president in 2011-12. Her term will begin at the… Read MoreMay. 18, 2010
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Research by Paige Skiba cited in Seventh Circuit decision
Midwest Title Loans v. Indiana addressed interest rate and fee limitations Read MoreFeb. 18, 2010
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Study by W. Kip Viscusi looks at “values” assigned to fatalities
Americans value preventing deaths from terrorist attacks more than preventing deaths from natural disasters Read MoreDec. 29, 2009
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Study led by Kip Viscusi suggests recycling laws work
Results indicate that laws mandating recycling are effective Read MoreDec. 9, 2009
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U.S. News and World Report cites Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics
Joni Hersch, professor of law and economics, has been elected a vice president of the Southern Economic Association (SEA). Professor Hersch will serve as the SEA’s second vice-president in 2010-11 and as its first vice president in 2011-12. Her term will begin at the… Read MoreApr. 22, 2009