Law & Econ Prof Blog
Covers the intersection of law and economics.
Author: Jagdeep Bhandari, a law professor at Florida Coastal School of Law, and Thomas S. Ulen, director of the Illinois Program in Law and Economics at the University of Illinois College of Law, edit the Law & Econ Prof Blog, which is part of the Law Professors Blog Network.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Professors • Florida Coastal School of Law • University of Illinois • Law Professor • Economics
Recent Posts from Law & Econ Prof Blog
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Markets and Morals
I very highly recommend Al Roth's summary of Michael Sandel's BBC Reith Lectures on "Markets and Morality" -- available here. TSU
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Caperton v. Massey
Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Clapton v. Massey. The decision was 5 - 4, with Justice Kennedy writing the majority opinion, and Chief Justice Roberts, a dissent. Here…
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Whew!
I apologize for the large gap in postings. This has been a particularly taxing semester. But the worst is behind me, and the best is ahead. Here are a few things to check out as…
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Crime and Incarceration
James Q. Wilson, whose work I admire immensely and who is one of the most careful scholars of crime and criminal justice policy, has a marvelous column today at AEI summarizing what we know and…
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North Carolina and Car Sharing
I'm sitting outside the Weaver Street Market in Carboro, North Carolina (just outside Chapel Hill), on a delightful Spring morning. I've visiting my dear friend Mitu Gulati, who is off at a spinning class while…
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Droit de Suite
For years I have used a discussion of the droit de suite (the artist's right to share in the proceeds of sales of his or her work beyond the first sale) to teach my law…
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Summary of Recent Developments in Economic Theory
This article, available at SSRN, by William Ferguson of the Department of Economics at Grinnell College, is a wonderful, brief introduction to recent developments in economic theory. I think that those in the legal academy…
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Judicial Productivity
Adam Liptak's column in The New York Times for tomorrow -- available here -- contends that there are credible studies showing that paying judges more, as urged annually by the Chief Justice of the United…
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New Dean of University of Illinois College of Law
Bruce P. Smith, a noted legal historian and award-winning University of Illinois law professor, has been named Dean of the College of Law, pending approval by U. of I. trustees at their Jan. 15 meeting…
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Keeping Track of References
One of the great problems that modern scholars have is keeping track of all the references that might go into one's articles and books. EndNote is a wonderful help for that part of the scholar's…