# Cato Papers on Public Policy: June 2–3, 2011

| Thursday, June 2, 2011 |
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| 1:30 – 3:00 PM | ***Competition and Innovation*** [Download MP3 of event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2011/miron-policy-papers-6-2-part-1.mp3) **Michele Boldrin**, Department of Economics, Washington University **Juan Correa**, Department of Economics, Washington University **David Levine**, Department of Economics, Washington University **Carmine Ornaghi**, Department of Economics, University of Southhampton Discussants: **Andy Atkeson**, Department of Economics, UCLA Discussants: **Sam Kortum**, Department of Economics, University of Chicago |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | **Coffee Break** |
| 3:30 – 5:00 PM | ***Can the Treasury Exempt its Own Companies from Tax? The $45 Billion GM NOL Carryforward*** [Download MP3 of event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2011/miron-policy-papers-6-2-part-2.mp3) **Mark Ramseyer**, Harvard Law School, Harvard University **Eric Rasmusen**, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Discussants: **Frank Buckley**, George Mason University Law Discussants: **Efraim Benmelech**, Department of Economics, Harvard University |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | **Wine and Cheese Reception** |
| Friday, June 3, 2011 |
| 8: 00 – 8:30 AM | **Continental Breakfast** |
| 8:30 – 10:00 AM | ***Free to Punish? The American Dream and the Harsh Treatment of Criminals*** [Download MP3 of event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2011/miron-policy-papers-6-3-part-1.mp3) **Rafael Di Tella**, Harvard Business School, Harvard University **Juan Dubra**, Department of Economics, University of Montevideo Discussants: **Glenn Loury**, Department of Economics, Brown University Discussants: **Justin McCrary**, Boalt Law School, University of California, Berkeley |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | **Coffee Break** |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | ***Labor Market Dysfunction during the 1930s and Today*** [Download MP3 of event](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2011/miron-policy-papers-6-3-part-2.mp3) **Lee Ohanian**, Department of Economics, UCLA **Kyle Herkenhoff**, Department of Economics, UCLA Discussants: **Robert Hall**, Department of Economics, Stanford University Discussants: **John Leahy**, Department of Economics, New York University |