The University of Chicago Law School has awarded its inaugural Donald M. Ephraim Prize in Law and Economics to Megan T. Stevenson, Associate Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia.
Adam Chilton is a Professor of Law and the Walter Mander Research Scholar. This lecture was presented on February 1, 2023.
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The Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics continues the long tradition of excellence at the University of Chicago Law School as the birthplace of law in economics. First established as the Institute for Law and Economics in 2011, the goal of the Institute is to promote the understanding and dissemination of the economic approach to law. Toward that end, the Institute faculty produce cutting-edge research on the intersection of law and economics in the fields of contract law, corporate governance, finance, taxation, environmental regulation, energy policy, and criminal justice, among others. The Institute team provides empirical research support, promotes learning by students, faculty, and fellows, and organizes conferences and events in Chicago and beyond. Professor Omri Ben-Shahar, renowned contract law scholar, is the faculty director of the Coase-Sandor Institute.
Events
In this video series of three mini-lectures, Prof. Lisa Bernstein explores the myth of the law merchant: the medieval law merchant, the contemporary law merchant, and the modern law merchant.
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When the Law School’s scholars tap into massive data sets to answer pressing legal questions, they often draw support from the Coase-Sandor Institute of Law and Economics, an academic hub and research lab staffed by a small team of analysts trained to clean, organize, and synthesize data.
It’s a behind-the-scenes ingredient designed for Law School faculty whose cutting-edge scholarship includes time-consuming empirical work—and it is a resource John Rappaport, Professor of Law and Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, calls “significant.”
Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series
The University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series publishes working papers in law and economics authored by University of Chicago faculty. Papers for consideration should be sent to workingpapers@law.uchicago.edu.
Panelists discussed whether a personalized system is moral or democratic, how such a system could be implemented, and the benefits and drawbacks of shifting from uniform to personalized law. Others explored how the increased granularity of legal norms would affect the legal system as a whole, whether personalization will make the legal system more efficient, fair, or equal, or instead serve to undermine the legitimacy of the legal system and infringe on individual privacy.
"The experience of attending the Summer Course was transformative for my academic development,” said Carina de Castro Quirino, a professor from Brazil. “There were very interesting debates and innovative ideas. The interaction of professors from the University of Chicago Law School and scholars from around the world provided an essential space for … the critical development of law and economics."
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