On Friday, April 23, please join the St. Louis Federalist Society as we present Prof. Jonathan Klick of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  Prof. Klick will examine the recently-passed and still controversial health care reform legislation.  What is in this new law, exactly?  And what can people do about it?  Discussing both expected legal and economic challenges, Prof. Klick will apply his background in empirical law and economics to deliver an exciting and topical discussion.

Dinner will be served from 6:30 to 7 p.m. at the downtown Missouri Athletic Club. The talk will last from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., inclusive of Q&A.  This event is, as always, open to the public.  RSVP by April 20, 2010 to stlfedsoc@gmail.com if you would like a dinner. 

Jonathan Klick is an up-and-coming star in empirical law and economics. His work focuses on identifying the causal effects of laws and regulations on individual behavior using cutting-edge econometric tools. Specific topics addressed by Klick?s work include the relationship between abortion access and risky sex, the health behaviors of diabetics, the effect of police on crime, addiction as rational choice, how liability exposure affects the labor market for physicians, as well as a host of other issues. His scholarship has been published in numerous peer-reviewed economics journals, including The Journal of Economic Perspectives, The Journal of Law & Economics, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, and The Journal of Legal Studies.