Institute for Mathematical and Behavioral Sciences
“Workshop on Social Choice and Law”
SSPA 2112, Duncan Luce Conference Room
March 14, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. & March 15, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Friday, March 14, 2014
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1:00 pm to 1:15 pm |
Welcome, Don Saari, UC Irvine |
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1:15 pm to 1:45 pm |
Linda Cohen, UC Irvine, “Initial Thoughts About Connecting Social Choice and Law” |
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1:45 pm to 2:45 pm |
Max Stearns, University of Maryland, “A Gentle Madness: Social Choice and Public Law” |
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2:45 pm to 3:05 |
Discussion |
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3:05 pm to 3:20 pm |
Break |
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3:20 pm to 4:20 pm |
Charlie Plott, Caltech, “Committee Karate: Designing Procedures to Influence Decisions” |
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4:20 pm – 5:00pm |
Discussion |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn for the day |
Saturday, March 15, 2014
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9:30 am to 9:45 am |
Morning remarks |
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9:45 am to 10:45 am |
Leo Katz, Penn Law, “Why Law Breeds Cycles” |
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10:45 am to 11:05 am |
Discussion |
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11:05 am to 12:05 pm |
Don Saari, UC Irvine, “The Source of all those Problems & Paradoxes in Social Choices” |
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12:05 am to 12:25 pm |
Discussion |
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12:25 pm to 1:45 pm |
Lunch |
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1:45 pm to 2:45 pm |
Bruce Chapman, University of Toronto, “Making an Issue of It: Rational Social Choice and Deliberative Exchange” |
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2:45 pm to 3:05 pm |
Discussion |
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3:05 pm to 3:20 pm |
Break |
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3:20 pm to 4:20 pm |
Chris Chambers, UC San Diego, “Gerrymandering” |
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4:20 pm to 4:40 pm |
Discussion |
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4:40 pm to 5:00 pm |
Workshop Conclusions and Adjournment |