Interdisciplinary Conferences at the CASTLE
CASTLE regularly organizes interdisciplinary conferences that bring together researchers from all over Germany and around the world in Bonn.
22. 22nd Annual Conference of the German Law and Economics Association (GLEA), 2.-4. July 2025
The 22nd Annual Conference of the German Law and Economics Association took place at the Universitätsclub from July 2 to 4, 2020. Highlights included keynote speeches by Christoph Engel (MPI Bonn) and Nizan G. Packin (Baruch College), as well as the pre-conference workshop on “AI for Legal Research.”
1st ECONtribute WIMLEEH Workshop, 19.–20.06.2023
On June 19 and 20, 2023, the first “ECONtribute Workshop for Women in Macroeconomics, Law and Economics, and Economic History” took place in Bonn. The aim of the workshop was to bring together female researchers from various fields, facilitate networking, and promote interdisciplinary collaboration.
The workshop was jointly organized by JProf. Dr. Svenja Hippel (CASTLE), Dr. Stephanie Ettmeier, Dr. Chi Hyun Kim, and Dr. Cathrin Mohr (all from the MacroFinance & Macrohistory Lab). More information about this event can be found here.
Conference on “Regulation of Algorithms,” September 7–8, 2020
On September 7 and 8, 2020, CASTLE, in collaboration with the Institute for Commercial and Economic Law and the Scientific Association for Regulatory Law, organized the conference “Regulation for Algorithms,” featuring presentations from the fields of law, economics, philosophy, and computer science.
The event was attended by 235 participants from domestic and international institutions, including the European Commission, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, the Federal Cartel Office, the Federal Network Agency, the Swiss Competition Commission, and numerous universities.
All papers were published in 2021 by Nomos Verlag in a conference proceedings volume.
Fifth ASCOLA Conference “Goals of Competition Law,” May 27–29, 2010
From May 27 to 29, 2010, CASTLE hosted the fifth international conference of the Academic Society for Competition Law (ASCOLA).
Scholars from around the world attended the conference. The papers have been published in the ASCOLA Book Series by Edward Elgar Publishing.
Symposium on “Corporate Social Responsibility,” June 30, 2009
The articles were published as a supplement to the "Zeitschrift für das gesamte Handelsrecht und Wirtschaftsrecht" (ZHR).
| Prof. Dr. Georg Schreyögg | Economic Issues Related to Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Prof. Dr. Peter Mülbert (Universität Mainz) | Corporate Social Responsibility in Corporate Law |
| Prof. Dr. Rainer Hüttemann (Universität Bonn) | Accounting and Tax Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Prof. Dr. Andreas Ransiek (Universität Bielefeld) | Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Law |
Workshop "Academic Common Frame of Reference", 21. / 22.11.2008
The conference proceedings, titled “The Common Frame of Reference: A View from Law & Economics,” were published in 2009 by Sellier, European Law Publishers.
Symposion "Beitrag der Verhaltensökonomie zum Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht", 30.06.2008
Symposium "Beitrag der Verhaltensökonomie zum Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht" (“The Contribution of Behavioral Economics to Commercial and Economic Law”) on June 30, 2008.
| Prof. Dr. Armin Falk (Universität Bonn) | Erkenntnispotenzial und -grenzen der Verhaltensökonomie |
| Dr. Lars Klöhn (Universität Göttingen) | Der Beitrag der Verhaltensökonomie zum Kapitalmarktrecht |
| Prof. Dr. Christoph Engel (Max-Planck-Institut Bonn) | Der Beitrag der Verhaltensökonomie zum Kartellrecht |
| Prof. Dr. Matthias Leistner (Universität Bonn) | Der Beitrag der Verhaltensökonomie zum Recht des unlauteren Wettbewerbs |
Symposium "Effizienz als Regelungsziel im Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht", 11.07.2007
The following papers were presented at the symposium.
| Prof. Dr. Holger Fleischer und Prof. Dr. Daniel Zimmer (Universität Bonn) | Effizienzorientierung im Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht (Einführung) |
| Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwalbe (Universität Hohenhein) | Das Effizienzkonzept der Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs (Universität Osnabrück) | Effizienzorientierung im Wettbewerbs- und Kartellrecht? |
| Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kübler (Universität Frankfurt a.M./Pennsylvania) | Effizienzorientierung im Gesellschaftsrecht |
| Prof. Dr. Johannes Köndgen (Universität Bonn) | Effizienzorientierung im Kapitalmarktrecht |