2017 Summer Institute in Law and Economics: New Frontiers in Law and Economics
Deadline extended to January 30, 2017
July 10–21, 2017
The University of Chicago
Law School
1111 East 60th Street
Chicago, Illinois, USA
The sixth annual Summer Institute Program is designed for international faculty, with courses to help you integrate law and economics into teaching and research.
Study the Field of Law and Economics at its Birthplace
The University of Chicago is the birthplace of law and economics, and it continues to be the most influential source of scholarship and innovation in the field. At the University of Chicago, Nobel Laureate economists Gary Becker, Ronald Coase, George Stigler, and Milton Friedman worked together with brilliant legal minds like Richard Posner to change the foundation of legal thought in the United States, transforming entire fields of law over the past 50 years.
The Summer Institute in Law and Economics, now in its sixth year, has created a network of well over 300 scholars from around the world who are committed to improving law and policy in their own countries, and who are collaborating to bring economic analysis to the forefront of legal scholarship. The Summer Institute provides legal scholars with the tools and training to bring law and economics into their own classroom and research.
Whether you have already participated in the Summer Institute or are exploring this exciting opportunity for the first time, we invite you to Chicago to learn advanced skills in law and economics.
Curriculum
The program for the 2017 Summer Institute will have four subject units and several special lectures. Each unit will include five two-hour lectures, all in English. Required reading materials in English will be distributed about 30 days in advance of the Summer Institute.
2017 Subject Units
New Frontiers in the Economic Analysis of Private Law — Omri Ben-Shahar
Economic Analysis of International Law — Adam Chilton
Economic Analysis of the Internet — Randal Picker
Public Choice and the Law: Economic Analysis of Lawmaking — Saul Levmore
Scholars Colloquium
In addition to lectures from University of Chicago faculty, the participants present their own scholarly work to each other and to the UChicago faculty in an academic conference setting. This experience allows the scholars to get valuable feedback and direction on their own work, and to contribute to the other participants’ work.
Cost and Lodging
The fee for the Summer Institute is $3,000, which includes lodging, two meals (breakfast and lunch) per day, all organized social activities, some dinners, and food during class breaks. Participants will be housed in modern University of Chicago student residence halls in Hyde Park, Chicago, conveniently located near the Law School.
A nonrefundable deposit of $500 is required upon acceptance to the Summer Institute.
Many universities reimburse fees for participation and travel to educational events and conferences. Check with your academic department to see if the Summer Institute qualifies.
Travel costs are the responsibility of each participant and the participant’s academic department. The Law School does not reimburse travel or offer travel assistance.
Applying for the Program
Who Should Apply
The University of Chicago invites legal scholars from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America to apply to the two-week program. Professors, assistant professors, lecturers, and postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to apply. Policymakers and judges, as well as researchers from other disciplines—including economics, finance, and political science—are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants must have sufficient command of the English language to complete the required readings and participate in rigorous classroom discussion. All courses and materials will be offered in English without translation.
Necessary documentation for the visa application process for travel to the United States will be provided upon acceptance to the institute by the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics.
How to Apply
Applications should be made online at http://www.law.uchicago.edu/lawecon/summerschool/apply.
We ask applicants to provide statements outlining their background in law and economics, current research interest, and reasons for interest in attending the Summer Institute. Applicants must provide a current CV in English detailing educational background, employment history, and a list of publications.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted online by January 16, 2017.
Notification: Admission notices will be sent to applicants no later than January 31, 2017.
If you have questions, please contact Curtrice Scott, director of the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics, at [email protected].
