Friday and Saturday, February 24-25, 2006
Caddell Conference Room, Third Floor of Slaughter Hall
Contact: Joyce Holt
Both legal and economic scholars have critically examined various aspects of modern organization since Coase's seminal article on the theory of the firm in 1937, including: an organization's economic and legal boundary, its hierarchical structure, incentive and promotion within an organization, and control within and across organizations. This conference aims to bring together scholars from the allied fields to examine the recent developments in the field and also to provide a more holistic view of the modern organization theory.
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
| FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 | |
| 8:30 am | Continental breakfast at the law school |
| 9:00 am | Introductory remarks Albert Choi, University of Virginia School of Law |
| 9:15 am | The Role of Law in the Organization of the Firm Author: Henry Hansmann, Yale Law School Discussants: Edward Iacobucci, University of Toronto Law School; Barak Richman, Duke Law School |
| 10:45 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | Ownership vs. Contract: How Vertical Integration Affects Investment Decisions in Pharmaceutical R&D Author: Ilan Guedj, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas Discussants: David Smith, University of Virginia School of Commerce; William Wilhelm, University of Virginia School of Commerce |
| 1:45 pm | A Capital-Structure Theory of Firm Boundaries Authors: Edward Iacobucci, University of Toronto Law School George Triantis, University of Virginia School of Law Discussants: Richard Brooks, Yale Law School; Henry Hansmann, Yale Law School |
| 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm | When Should Control Be Shared? Author: Ravi Singh, Harvard Business School Discussants: Kenneth Ayotte, Columbia Business School; |
| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2006 | |
| 8:30 am | Continental breakfast at the law school |
| 9:00 am | The Organization of Specialization: Knowledge Based Production Author: Thomas Hubbard, Kellogg School of Management (with Luis Garicano) Discussants: Paul Mahoney, University of Virginia School of Law; William Johnson, University of Virginia Economics Department |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | The Demise of Investment Banking Partnerships: Theory and Evidence Authors: Alan Morrison, Oxford Business School William Wilhelm, University of Virginia School of Commerce Discussants: Michal Barzuza, University of Virginia Law School; Ilan Guedj, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas |
| 12:15 pm | Buffet lunch in the law school faculty lounge |
