Georgetown Law and IIEL hosted their first Law and Macroeconomics Conference in 2019 to engage diverse perspectives on the relationship between law and macroeconomics and evaluate it as a field of inquiry.

Past Conferences

5th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics

October 20 – 21, 2022

The macroeconomic instability of the 2020s continues to fuel economic, social, and political turmoil worldwide and to recast our understanding of law and macroeconomics. The ongoing crisis has opened up new and vitally important research opportunities. As we press on towards pandemic recovery and confront new challenges, the Fifth Conference on Law and Macroeconomics will focus on the law’s role in shaping a sustainable and resilient macroeconomy and on the role of macroeconomic policy in national, regional, and global governance.

Register for a free online virtual conference on October 20-21, 2022, that will continue to explore the connections between law and macroeconomics. Registrants will receive a full program with session times and Zoom links closer to the event.

Call for Papers (Closed)

We are now welcoming submissions for consideration to be presented at our 5th Conference on Law and Macroeconomics, taking place virtually from October 20 – 21, 2022, that will continue to explore connections between law and macroeconomics. Papers for consideration must be submitted here on or before September 15, 2022. Papers may address the role of law, regulation, and institutions in:

• Monetary policy (conventional or unconventional) including how it is impacted by payments systems (i.e. new platforms and technologies), and the effects and risks of unwinding QE;
• Financial regulatory policy (domestic or international) including its effect on the economy, its role in crisis containment and resolution, access to capital, and other aspects of financial inclusion;
• Fiscal policy, especially its role in mitigating the effects and frequency of economic downturns, and the roles of federal, state, and local governments in implementing fiscal policy. We are particularly interested in papers that explore the combination of expansionary fiscal policy and loose monetary policy;
• Moderating recessions through policy levers, including bankruptcy, contract, and property law; environmental, utility, and labor regulation; and investment and capital controls;
• Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) – Which coalitions decide how to implement ESG and what does this mean for investment?
• Law and data – Whose data is it anyway?
• Sovereign debt management, debt distress, debt relief and the possible consequences thereof;
• Can the legal profession deliver for citizens in the twenty-first century economy?
• Legal strategies to reduce inequality, including policies that affect labor and competition; access to housing, healthcare, and other public services; and personal, corporate and public debt relief.