William M. Landes (born c. 1939) is an American economist who has written about the

economic analysis of law 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 an emeritus professor at the

University of Chicago Law School The University of Chicago Law School is the law school of the University of Chicago, a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. It is consistently ranked among the best and most prestigious law schools in the world, and has many dist ...

. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which cited him for his work in the field. He is among the most cited law professors in American law reviews. Landes also is the original founder (with

Richard Posner Richard Allen Posner (; born January 11, 1939) is an American jurist and legal scholar who served as a federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1981 to 2017. A senior lecturer at the University of Chica ...

and Andrew Rosenfield) of Lexecon (now

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), a legal and economic consulting firm. Landes received his B.A. from Columbia College and his PhD in economics from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. He taught in the Economics Departments of

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, Columbia University, the Graduate Center of the

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and The

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before joining the faculty of the

. Landes is also a board member of the Smart Museum of Art, which is located in the University of Chicago's Hyde Park Campus. The Elisabeth & William M. Landes Gallery within the Smart Museum of Art features works created between the 1880s and the late 1950s. Landes is a significant collector of art from the post-World War II period, particularly mid-century New York modern artists, but his collection also includes left-wing and homoerotic art.Conservative Among Left-Wing Artists
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Selected bibliography

* ''The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law'' (Harvard Univ. Press 2003) (with

Richard A. Posner Richard Allen Posner (; born January 11, 1939) is an American jurist and legal scholar who served as a federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1981 to 2017. A senior lecturer at the University of Chicag ...

). * "The Economics of Legal Disputes Over The Ownership of Works of Art and Other Collectibles, " in Essays in the Economics of the Arts, V. A. Ginsburgh & P.-M. Menger, eds. (Elsevier Science, 1996) (with

). * ''The Economic Structure of Tort Law'', ( Harvard Univ. Press 1987) (with

). * "Causation in Tort Law: An Economic Approach,"

Journal of Legal Studies ''The Journal of Legal Studies'' is a law journal published by the University of Chicago Press focusing on interdisciplinary academic research in law and legal institutions. It emphasizes social science approaches, especially those of economics, ...

(January 1983) (with

). * "An Economic Theory of Intentional Torts,"

International Review of Law and Economics International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

(December 1981) (with

). * "The Positive Economic Theory of Tort Law,"

Georgia Law Review The Georgia Law Review is the flagship publication of the University of Georgia School of Law. It was established in 1966 and is run by second- and third-year law students, operating independently from the School of Law faculty and administration. ...

(Summer 1981) (with

). * ''Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment'', (

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1974)(edited with

Gary S. Becker Gary Stanley Becker (; December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) was an American economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of ...

References

External links

Landes Homepage

Smart Museum of Art
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