- William Landes
William M. Landes is an
economist who has written widely about the economic analysis of law. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which cited him for his pioneering work in the field. Landes also is the original founder (with Richard Posner and Andrew Rosenfield) of Lexecon, one of the premier consulting firms in law and economics.Landes received his
Ph.D. in Economics fromColumbia University . He taught in the Economics Departments ofStanford University , Columbia University, the Graduate Center of theCity University of New York and TheUniversity of Chicago before joining the faculty of theUniversity of Chicago Law School .Prof. William M. 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 has a long-standing collaborative relationship with
Richard Posner .Despite being a conservative, Landes is a renowned collector of left-wing and homoerotic art. [http://visitshoremagazine.com/articles/2006/11/18/shorelines/culture_nut/doc4553ab569c6dd652675889.txt]
Landes is known as a philanthropist, making regular donations to the law school and various charitable institutions.
Landes is considered to be one of the most fashionable and best dressed professors in the United States.Fact|date=February 2007
elected bibliography
*"The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law" (Harvard Univ. Press 2003) (with Richard A. Posner).
*"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 Richard A. Posner).
*"The Economic Structure of Tort Law", (Harvard Univ. Press 1987) (with Richard A. Posner).
*"Causation in Tort Law: An Economic Approach," Journal of Legal Studies (January 1983) (with Richard A. Posner).
*"An Economic Theory of Intentional Torts," International Review of Law and Economics (December 1981) (with Richard A. Posner).
*"The Positive Economic Theory of Tort Law," Georgia Law Review (Summer 1981) (with Richard A. Posner).
*"Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment", (National Bureau of Economic Research 1974)(edited with Gary S. Becker).
External links
* [http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/landes/ Landes Homepage]
* [http://www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/ Smart Museum of Art]
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