Activities - Workshop for senior scholars
The Senior Scholar Workshop (Activity 5) will take place at the University of Hyderabad, on February 28th and 29th, 2008. The main theme of this workshop is ‘Law and Economic Development’. European and Indian scholars working in this field will present papers on different Law and Economics subjects, which will include environmental law, microfinance, intellectual property rights and tort law, just to name a few. On each of the individual topics a European presenter and an Indian presenter will speak, in order to highlight the similarities and differences in approach to the subjects, as well as to provide insights into the way these topics are treated from a European and an Indian perspective.
SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP
University of Hyderabad
28-02-2008
| S.No | Name of Speaker | Title of Paper | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SESSION I | |||
| 1 | A.V.Raja | Opening Remarks | 9:45- 10:00 |
| 2 | Hans-Bernd Schäfer | Specifics of Accident Law in Developing Countries | 10:00-10:45 |
| 3 | Satish Jain | Coupled Liability: An Impossibility Theorem | 10:45-11:30 |
| TEA BREAK | |||
| 4 | Alexander Kritikos | Repayment Behavior under Joint Liability Loan Contracts in a Competitive Environment | 11:45-12:30 |
| 5 | Ajit Mishra | Corruption and Enforcement with 'Soft' Information | 12:30-13:15 |
| LUNCH | |||
| 6 | Thomas Eger | Does Indian Patent Law Encourage or Stifle Innovation | 14:15-15:00 |
| 7 | A. Jayagovind | On Regional Trade Agreements | 15:00-15:45 |
| TEA BREAK | |||
| 8 | Tom Ulen | The Limited Role of Law in Economic Development | 16:00 – 16:45 |
| CLOSE | |||
| CONFERENCE DINNER | |||
| SESSION II | |||
| 9 | T. C. Anant | Executive Agencies | 9:45- 10:00 |
| 10 | Somashekhar, T | A Comparative Study of Variable Insurance regulation and Mutual Funds in India | 10:00-10:45 |
| TEA BREAK | |||
| 11 | A. V. Raja and Michael Faure | Public Interest Litigation: Identifying the Key Variables | 10:45 – 11:30 |
| 12 | R. V. Ramanamurty | Disposal Efficiency and Pendency in Indian Courts: An empirical study of Kerala and Andhra Pradesh | 11:30-12:15 |
| CLOSING REMARKS | |||
| LUNCH | |||
| MEETING OF ASIA-LINK BOARD MEMBERS 13:00 | |||
