Gerrit Gaby Aimé De Geest (born 19 September 1960,

Aalst, Belgium Aalst (; french: Alost, ; Brabantian dialect, Brabantian: ''Oilsjt'') is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality on the Dender River, northwest from Brussels in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, ...

)Prof.dr. G.G.A. de Geest (1960 - )
at the Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. is a

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legal scholar and writer specializing in

contract law A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to tran ...

law and economics Law and economics, or economic analysis of law, is the application of microeconomic theory to the analysis of law, which emerged primarily from scholars of the Chicago school of economics. Economic concepts are used to explain the effects of laws ...

, and

comparative law Comparative law is the study of differences and similarities between the law (legal systems) of different countries. More specifically, it involves the study of the different legal "systems" (or "families") in existence in the world, including the ...

. He earned his J.D. in 1983, M.E. in 1986 and Ph.D. in 1993 from

Ghent University Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...

. With Boudewijn Bouckaert, he was co-editor of ''Bibliography of law and economics'' (1992) and of the 5-volume ''Encyclopedia of Law and Economics''. He is consultant editor of the ''European Review of Contract Law'' and general editor of the book series ''New Horizons in Law & Economics''. He is a member of the European Group on an Integrated Contract Law, the Economic Impact Group of the Common Principles of European Contract Law, and past president of the European Association of Law and Economics (2001-2004). He was previously a Professor at Ghent University (1997-1999), University of Antwerp (U.I.A.) (1999-2000), and

Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...

(2000-2009). He was a visiting teacher at

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

and the

Catholic University of Brussels The ''Katholieke Universiteit Brussel'' (English: Catholic University of Brussels) was a Flemish university located in Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one ...

. Since September 2009, he has been Professor of Law and Economics at

Washington University School of Law Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (WashULaw) is the law school of Washington University in St. Louis, a private university in St. Louis, Missouri. WashULaw has consistently ranked among the top law schools in the country; it is ...

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

Selected works

*Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest, eds.
''Encyclopedia of Law and Economics''
(Edward Elgar, 2000) *Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest, ''Bibliography of law and economics'', (Kluwer Academic Boston, 1992) *

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External links

Washington University School of Law Faculty Profile
1960 births Living people Belgian economists Law and economics scholars Belgian jurists Ghent University alumni Ghent University faculty Utrecht University faculty Washington University in St. Louis faculty People from Aalst, Belgium {{Belgium-law-bio-stub