SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI DIRITTO ED ECONOMIA

2021 Conference Program - Trento

All coffee breaks, all lunches and the welcome aperitif will be in the Department of Economics and Management, 2nd floor (via Inama, n.5)

Dec 15, Wednesday

Department of Economics and Management, Via Inama, n. 5

Semi-plenary sessions (15:30-17:00)

Semi-plenary session1 (room Aula 1A): EURICSE Workshop: Towards a new theory of the firm: reflecting on strategies and models enhancing the engagement of diverse stakeholders in key decision making processes (*)

Session chair : Silvia Sacchetti (University of Trento, and EURICSE)

  • Structural paths to responsible enterprises: beyond stakes and purposes
    Anna Grandori (Bocconi University); Anne Sanders (Bielefeld University)
  • Stakeholder theory and the knowledge problem: a processual view
    Vladislav Valentinov (Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies IAMO · Department of Structural Development of Farms and Rural Areas)
  • The FairShares Model: towards a new mindset?
    Rory Ridley-Duff (Sheffield Business School)

* Session organized with the contribution of the Autonomous Province of Trento

Semi-plenary session2 (room Aula Azzurra): Regulating information

Session chair : Nadia von Jacobi (University of Milan)

Plenary session 1 17:15-18:30

Aula Azzurra

18:30-19:15 Welcome aperitif

Dec 16, Thursday

Department of Economics and Management, Via Inama, n. 5

Parallel session A09:00-11:00

A1 Environmental L&E

Aula 1A

Session chair: Donatella Porrini (Università del Salento)

1
The EU, multi-level governance: a reflection on restoration activities
Eleonora Ciscato (University of Milan)
2
Is Restoration the Economically Efficient Remedy for Environmental Harm?
Francesca Leucci (Bologna University)
3
Multilevel conflicts over forest governance under a game-theory perspective: the Great Bear Rainforest case examined.
Sara Lorenzini (University of Milan)
4
Building a Natural Hazard Insurance System (NHIS): the Long-lasting Italian Case
Donatella Porrini (università del salento); francesco de masi (università del salento); fabrizio gizzi (ibam - cnr)

A2 Liability rules, sanctions and social norms

Aula Azzurra

Session chair: Luigi Alberto Franzoni (University of Bologna)

1
On the Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment
Massimo D'Antoni (Università di Siena); Tim Friehe (University of Marburg); Avraham Tabbach (Tel-Aviv University)
2
Stepwise Liability: Between the Preponderance Rule and Proportional Liability
Shay Lavie (Tel Aviv University)
3
Norms and efficiency in a multi-group society: an online experiment
Pietro Guarnieri (Pisa); Marco Catola (University of Maastricht); Simone D'Alessandro (University of Pisa); Veronica Pizziol (IMT Lucca)
4
Efficient liability law when parties genuinely disagree
Luigi Alberto Franzoni (University of Bologna)

A3 Constitutional and Administrative L&E, and Regulation

Aula 1B

Session chair: Giuseppe Di Vita (University of Catania)

1
The origins of food safety regulation and the different models in food risk control systems: the cases of Italy, Poland, Serbia and Austria
Luca Megale (LUMSA University); Florentin Blanc (OECD)
2
Greening Electricity Governance in the MENA region: Mapping the Role, Drivers and Impacts of Renewable Energies Agencies
Alessandro Rubino (Università degli studi di Bari Aldo MOro); Andrea Prontera (University of Macerata)
3
Mind the Gap: Polish Constitutional Tribunal‘s Perception Before and After 2015 Constitutional Crisis
Kamil Jonski (University of Lodz)
4
THE ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE IN ITALY AT TIME OF COVID-19. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
Giuseppe Di Vita (University of Catania, Department of Economics and Business)
11:00-11:30 Coffee break

Parallel session B11:30-13:00

B1 Corporate governance

Aula 1B

Session chair: Alessandra Stabilini (Università di Milano)

1
A Simple Theory of Russian Roulette Provisions
Casimiro Nigro (Goethe University)
2
Independence in the Era of Shareholder Activism
Maria Grigoropoulou (University of Hamburg)
3
Uncertainty, externalities and collective action problems: correcting the short-term bias through a multi-stakeholder approach
Francesco Denozza (Università di Milano); Alessandra Stabilini (Università di Milano)

B2 Corruption

Aula 1A

Session chair: Maria Luigia Segnana (University of Trento)

1
Does anti-corruption effort facilitate agricultural production progress?
Rustam Rakhmetov (IAMO)
2
Is paying bribes worthwhile? Corruption and innovation in middle-income countries
Maria Luigia Segnana (University of Trento); Roberto Iorio (Università degli Studi di Salerno)

B3 Digital markets, data governance and new technologies

Aula Azzurra

Session chair: Oscar Borgogno (Bank of Italy)

1
Behaviourally-informed regulation and consumer-driven innovation in digital markets
Nikita Divissenko (European University Institute)
2
The blockchain and the problem of social cost
Edoardo Martino (University of Amsterdam)
3
Data governance at the crossroad of privacy, competition, and national security
Oscar Borgogno (Bank of Italy); Michele Savini Zangrandi (Bank of Italy)

B4 Online session

Aula 1F

Session chair: Giuseppe Bellantuono

1
Does corruption influence young brain drain? Evidence from Italy.
Alessandra Patti (University of Messina)
2
Since it costs a lot to win, and even more to lose: Implications for competition law from the use of arbitration for tort claims and the possibility of collusion to subvert due care standards.
Paul Aubrecht (Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Hamburg, University of Bologna)
3
To Sue or Not to Sue? Virtual Reality Evidence of Physicians’ Open versus Defensive Communication in Case of a Harmful Medical Incident
Lotte Daniels (Hasselt University); Wim Marneffe (Hasselt University); Samantha Bielen (Hasselt University)
4
EFFICACY OF CULPABLE HOMICIDE AMOUNTING OR NOT AMOUNTING MURDER: AN INDIAN EXPERIENCE
Hiteshkumar Thakkar (Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar); Jeet J Bhatt (Advocate, Gujarat High Court, L.L.M. (University of London)); Krishna Agarwal (BA LLB Student (2019-24 Batch), Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar)
13:00-14:30 Lunch

Plenary session 2 14:30-15:45

Aula Azzurra

  • Opening address, Flavio Bazzana (Director of the Department of Economics and Management)
  • Keynote speech (online) - Philippe Aghion (College de France, London School of Economics, and INSEAD)
  • Rethinking Capitalism Post-Covid: The Power of Creative Destruction
  • Chair : Lorenzo Sacconi (University of Milan)
15:45-16:15 Coffee break

Parallel session16:15-18:15

C1 L&E of Robots & AI

Aula 1A

Session chair: Alessio Azzutti (University of Hamburg)

1
Liability for Robots
Francesco Parisi (University of Minnesota)
2
The cost of AI-driven accidents. A law and economics analysis of liability rules in the age of self-driving cars
Antonella Zarra (Hamburg University)
3
Robots and Labor Regulation: A Cross-Country/Cross-Industry Analysis
Silvio Traverso (University of Genoa); Massimiliano Vatiero (University of Trento, and USI); Enrico Zaninotto (University of Trento)
4
AI Trading and the Limits of the EU MAR Enforcement Regime
Alessio Azzutti (University of Hamburg)

C2 Inequalities and institutions

Aula 1B

Session chair: Virginia Cecchini Manara (Università degli Studi di Milano )

1
Do rights matter in migration decisions? Inference based on gender differences
Betül Simsek (University of Hamburg); Jerg Gutmann (University of Hamburg); Léa Marchal (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
2
Migration and natives' inequality
Giuseppina Gianfreda (Tuscia); Giovanna Vallanti (Luiss Guido Carli)
3
Can we all be Denmark? Re-evaluating the role of culture as a determinant of welfare state reform
Andrea Celico (Universidad de Navarra); Martin Rode (Universidad de Navarra)
4
Strategic litigation for women’s rights: a Law and Economics perspective
Joanna Hartmann (Università degli Studi di Milano); Virginia Cecchini Manara (Università degli Studi di Milano )

C3 Labour in the digital economy

Aula Azzurra

Session chair: Maria Laura Frigotto (University of Trento)

1
Platform Liability and Innovation
Leonardo Madio (University of Padova); Yassine Lefouili (Toulouse School of Economics); Doh-Shin Jeon (Toulouse School of Economics)
2
Ethical consumerism and wage level: evidence from an experimental market
Giacomo Degli Antoni (University of Parma); Marco Faillo (University of Trento)
3
A Two-Stage Social Contract as an Extended Model of Governance for Socially Responsible Digital Platforms
Pietro Ghirlanda (University of Milan)
4
Exploring Modern Slavery in the gig-economy: a practice-based study
Maria Laura Frigotto (U. of Trento); Giuseppe Maria Ercolino (U. of Trento)

C4 Long-term and macro-economic institutions

Aula 2B

Session chair: Luca Jacopo Uberti (University of Luxembourg)

1
Long-term effects of radical institutional overhauls: evidence from Mexican-American war
Rok Spruk (University of Ljubljana); Mitja Kovac (University of Ljubljana); Shai Dothan (University of Copenhagen)
2
The existential trilemma of EMU in a model of fiscal target zone
Roberto Tamborini (Università di Trento); Pompeo Della Posta (Università di Pisa)
3
Benedic, Domine, nos et haec tua dona: Northern Crusades, Institutions and Early Economic Development
Flavio Malnati (Cerge-ei)
4
Corruption and Growth: Long-run Historical Evidence (1790-2010)
Luca Jacopo Uberti (University of Luxembourg)

C5 Philosophy of L&E, and economic institutions

Aula 2A

Session chair: Paolo Silvestri (University of Torino)

1
Theorising individual legal positions: From Coase and Grey to the European (carbon) Trading Scheme 
Stefano Solari (University of Padova)
2
Economic institutions and the reproduction of capital
Domagoj Racic (JJ Strossmayer University of Osijek)
3
An Institutional Economics of Gift? 
Paolo Silvestri (University of Torino); Stefan Kesting (University of Leeds)
18:15-19:15 General Assembly

Room Aula Azzurra

(agenda)

20:00 Dinner (Ristorante TerraMia)

Dec 17, Friday

Faculty of Law, entrance is from Via Rosmini, n. 27

Parallel session D09:00-11:00

D1 Firms and institutional change

Aula 4

Session chair: Stefano Schiavo (University of Trento)

1
Multi-Layer Profit Sharing and Innovation
Filippo Belloc (University of Siena)
2
Institutional Change in Property Rights: Model and Evidence of a Centuries-Long Dynamic
Maurizio Lisciandra (University of Messina); Marco Casari (University of Bologna)
3
Organizational Design with Portable Skills
Luca Picariello (University of Naples Federico II)
4
Interlocking complementarities between job design and labour contracts
Stefano Dughera (Università di Torino); Fabio Landini (Univeristà di Parma); Luca Cattani (Università di Bologna)

D2 L&E of IPRs

Aula 5

Session chair: Paolo Guarda (University of Trento)

1
Patent Boxes and the Success Rate of Applications
Ryan Hynes (University College Dublin); Ronald Davies (University College Dublin); Dieter Kogler (University College Dublin)
2
Software patents as a barrier to the development of start-ups
Bartłomiej Biga (Cracow University of Economics)
3
The law and economics of technology markets and intellectual property intermediaries
Massimiliano Granieri (Università degli Studi di Brescia)
4
Copyright Rule vs. Communality Norm in the Scholarly Publishing Market: Institutional Overlap as a Barrier to publishing in Open Access journals?
Jaele Bechis (Université de Lorraine); Sophie Harnay (Université Paris Nanterre); Giovanni B. Ramello (Università del Piemonte Orientale)

D3 Philosophy of L&E

Aula 6

Session chair: Giovanni Tuzet (Bocconi University)

1
Free Market or Housing Shortage? Berlin Rent Cap and its False Dilemma
Alessio Sardo (University of Genova – Tarello Institute)
2
The Symbolic Aspects of the Law between Expressive Theories and Economic Analysis 
Francesco Ferraro (University of Milan)
3
Can Legal Interpretation Be a Coordination Game? 
Michele Ubertone (Bologna University)

D4 Litigation process and legal profession

Aula C

Session chair: Evangelia Nissioti (University of Hamburg)

1
The liberalisation of notarial services from an economic law perspective, between public interest, competition, and European constraints
Riccardo de Caria (Università di Torino)
2
The Role of Adjudication Procedures in Judicial Timeliness: Quasi-Experimental Evidence
Alessandro Melcarne (Université Paris Nanterre); Giovanni Battista Ramello (Università del Piemonte Orientale ); Paige Skiba (Vanderbilt University)
3
Is It All That Fishy? A Critical Review of the Concerns Surrounding Third Party Litigation Funding in Europe
Adrian Cordina (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
4
An Analysis of Certified Mediators Self-Reporting Behavior
Evangelia Nissioti (University of Hamburg)

D5 Non egoistic motivations, social enterprises and social impact finance

Aula 8

Session chair: Ermanno Tortia (University of Trento)

1
Towards non-financial reporting as impact assessment and generation practice: an interpretative framework
Enrico Bellazzecca (Politecnico di Milano); Irene Bengo (Politecnico di Milano); Leonardo Boni (Politecnico di Milano); Veronica Chiodo (Politecnico di Milano); Gabriele Guzzetti (Politecnico di Milano)
2
The production of welfare goods and its financing: an experiment on alternative mechanisms and their effects on motivations
Virginia Cecchini Manara (Università di Milano); Marco Faillo (Università di Trento); Kaludjio Klaser (Università di Trento); Lorenzo Sacconi (Università di Milano)
3
What Feeds on What? Networks of Interdependencies between Culture and Institutions
Nadia von Jacobi (University of Milan); Vito Amendolagine (University of Foggia)
4
CO-OPERATION AS COORDINATION MECHANISM a new approach to the economics of co-operative enterprises
Ermanno Tortia (University of Trento); Carlo Borzaga (University of Trento)
11:00-11:30 Coffee break

Parallel session E11:30-13:00

E1 Regulation

Aula 4

Session chair: Massimo D'Antoni (Università di Siena)

1
Regulating Inertia in a Subscription Economy
Eserhan Eser (University of Chicago)
2
You can't export that! Export Veto for modern and contemporary Italian Art
Francesco Angelini (University of Bologna); Massimiliano Castellani (University of Bologna); Pierpaolo Pattitoni (University of Bologna)
3
User-Generated Content, Social Media Bias and Slant Regulation
Jun HU (University of Paris 2)

E2 Corporate governance and corporate ownership

Aula 5

Session chair: Corrado Malberti (University of Trento)

1
Will the EU Taxonomy Regulation Foster a Sustainable Corporate Governance?
Alessio Pacces (University of Amsterdam)
2
Firm Dynamics after COVID-19: A Structural Model
Guzman Gonzalez-Torres (Banca d'Italia)
3
Varieties and Mechanisms of Common Ownership: A Calibration Exercise for Competition Policy
Anna Tzanaki (Lund University)

E3 Comparative L&E

Aula 7

Session chair: Matteo Ferrari (University of Trento)

1
Empirical Methods in Comparative Law
Vanessa Villanueva Collao (University of Illinois)
2
Variety of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis among the OECD countries. Does it reproduce the old patterns?
Adam Piłat (University of Warsaw)
3
Does Cicero's Decision Stand the Test of Time? Famine at Rhodes and Comparative Law and Economics Approach
Mitja Kovac (University of Ljubljana School of Economics and Business); Margot Callewaert (KU Leuven)

E4 Public choice, and L&E of "voting" systems

Aula C

Session chair: Matteo Ploner (University of Trento)

1
Is this still a political competition or already a fight to the death? Looking at the voting behavior in the Polish parliament
Jacek Lewkowicz (University of Warsaw); Jan Fałkowski (University of Warsaw); Michał Sękowski (University of Warsaw)
2
Children’s right to vote: welfare and demographic implications
Matteo Rizzolli (LUMSA University in Rome)

E5 Philosophy of L&E

Aula 6

Session chair: Umberto Izzo (University of Trento)

1
Overcoming The Efficiency Paradox: Consumer Welfare as Fairness in a Stag Hunt Setting  
Fabrizio Esposito (Nova University, Lisbon); Pessina Gianmaria (University of Torino)
2
Precautionary principle and cost-benefit analysis: an examination of the criteria underpinning its justification  
Silvia Zorzetto (University of Milan)
3
The Fundamental Scheme of L&E
Giovanni Tuzet (Bocconi University)
13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30
Semi-plenary sessions

Semi-plenary session 3 (room Aula 5) : The Investment Contract: Implications for FDIs Governance and States' Sustainable Development
(School of International Studies, University of Trento)

Chair and introductory Remark: Pia Acconci (University of Teramo)

  • The investment contract and sustainable development
    Lorenzo Cotula (IIED, London)
  • Social clauses in investment contracts: towards sustainable FDI?
    Marco Pertile (University of Trento)
  • The implementation of social clauses and investment arbitration
    Sondra Faccio (University of Trento)
  • Discussant: Valentina Vadi (Florence Bar)

Semi-plenary session 4 (room Aula 6) Walking the contractual tightrope: do purpose-driven organisations put purpose first in delivering public services?

Chair: Marco Faillo (University of Trento)

Talk by Mara Airoldi (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford)

Discussants:

  • Lorenzo Sacconi (University of Milan)
  • Marco Musella (University of Naples)
  • Virginia Cecchini Manara (University of Milan)
  • Nadia von Jacobi (University of Pavia)
  • Marco Faillo (University of Trento)

Plenary session 3 15:30-16:45

Aula 1

  • Opening address, Paolo Carta (Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law)
  • Keynote speech (online): Lee Fennell (University of Chicago Law School)
  • Assembly problems, old and new
  • Chair: Giuseppe Bellantuono (University of Trento)
16:45 Farewell