Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics Research Paper Series
The University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series disseminates working papers in law and economics authored by University of Chicago faculty and JSD students. We distribute a quarterly e-journal with the latest scholarship written by our world-renowned faculty.
About the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics
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, the goal of the Institute is to promote the understanding and dissemination of the economic approach to law. Institute faculty produce cutting-edge research and the Institute team provides empirical research support and organizes conferences and events in Chicago and beyond.
Events
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Weymouth Kirkland Courtroom
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.”
Abhay Aneja, a professor at Berkeley Law whose scholarship examines how legal and political institutions shape economic development and social inequality, has been awarded the 2026 Donald M. Ephraim Prize in Law and Economics by the University of Chicago Law School.
Frank Easterbrook, ’73, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, will be honored with the prestigious Coase Medal by the American Law and Economics Association at its annual conference on May 15.
The Law School held its annual Coase Lecture on February 10, drawing students, faculty, and other guests into a packed auditorium for a tradition that began in 1992. This year’s lecture, titled, “What’s Optimal(ity) in Financial Contracting?”, was delivered by Professor Vincent Buccola, ’08, a scholar in corporate law and finance.