Professor Heidi Schooner was a panelist at the Sixth Conference on Law & Macroeconomics at Tulane Law School. The conference was hosted by the Murphy Institute’s Center on Law and the Economy and Tulane Law School on Thursday, November 2, and Friday, November 3. Schooner was part of a roundtable discussion focusing on the lessons of Silicon Valley Bank and the banking turmoil during March 2023.

Conference Description from the Murphy Institute: The past year has seen a dramatic increase in economic, financial, social, and political turmoil worldwide. Policy responses to price instability have in turn generated predictable but unforeseen collateral crises and vulnerabilities, including bank failures, asset market turmoil, and rising risks of domestic, regional, and global recession, which require their own policy responses. Climate, public health, and migration challenges persist and continue to reflect vast economic disparities.

These developments reinforce the imperative of research at the intersection of law and macroeconomics, even as they recast and sharpen our understanding of the field. They form the background for the Sixth Conference on Law and Macroeconomics.