Posts tagged Economics
153. Money, Memes, and Animal Spirits: The Legal History Behind #Gamestop (with Prof. P.M. Vasudev)

In January, a Reddit community endeavoured to undercut Wall Street hedge funds and made international news in the process. As with many happenings on the market, understanding the particulars can be made difficult by murky terminology and slipshod history. To help contextualize these issues, host Jake Clark sits down with Professor P.M. Vasudev to discuss short selling, Canadian vs. American securities law, and what it means to combine the study of law and economics.

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EP 113 – Computational Analysis of the Law: An Interview with Prof. Wolfgang Alschner

Dr. Wolfgang Alschner is an empirical legal scholar specialized in international economic law and the computational analysis of law. We discuss the emerging field of empirical legal analysis, what impacts computer technology can have on the study and interpretation of the law, and the implications of incorporating AI and machine learning into a legal career.

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