Law & Economics Ph.D. News
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Research team headed by Alan Storrow of Vanderbilt Medical School and Jim Blumstein of Vanderbilt Law garners DHHS grant to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care
VU researchers from the schools of Law, Medicine and Management will develop and test “safe harbor” protocols designed to improve quality of care and reduce unnecessary medical procedures performed to reduce legal liability. Read MoreApr. 17, 2019
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Penalties for sexual harassment are too low according to study by economist Joni Hersch
Hersch recommends the cap on damage awards for sexual harassment be increased to reflect their actual cost to employers, employees and industries. Read MoreMar. 15, 2019
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W. Kip Viscusi is president-elect of the Southern Economic Association
Viscusi will serve as president-elect starting in November 2018 and then as SEA’s president in 2019. Read MoreNov. 19, 2018
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Paige Skiba elected to American Law and Economics Association board of directors
An expert in high-interest credit markets, Skiba has taught at Vanderbilt since 2007. Read MoreMay. 21, 2018
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Vanderbilt Law graduates earn Ph.D. in Law and Economics
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s schools of Law, Medicine and Management and Vanderbilt Health has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care based on scientific… Read MoreMay. 14, 2018
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Ph.D. candidate in Law and Economics Scott DeAngelis successfully defends his dissertation
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s schools of Law, Medicine and Management and Vanderbilt Health has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care based on scientific… Read MoreFeb. 26, 2018
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Ph.D. candidate in Law and Economics Danielle Drago Drory successfully defends her dissertation
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s schools of Law, Medicine and Management and Vanderbilt Health has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care based on scientific… Read MoreFeb. 22, 2018
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Law and Economics student Nicholas M. Marquiss will be senior articles editor for Vanderbilt Law Review
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s schools of Law, Medicine and Management and Vanderbilt Health has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care based on scientific… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2018
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Law and Economics student Erin E. Meyers will be Editor in Chief for JETLaw
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s schools of Law, Medicine and Management and Vanderbilt Health has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care based on scientific… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2018
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Law and Economics graduate Jacob P. Byl (JD/PhD’15) to join faculty at Western Kentucky University
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University’s schools of Law, Medicine and Management and Vanderbilt Health has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test “safe harbor” standards of care based on scientific… Read MoreFeb. 9, 2018