- Clei
CLEI, the Centre for the Comparative Analysis of Law and Economics, Economics of Law, Economics of Institutions is a research center founded in 2004 by four renowned research universities,
Cornell University Law School (School of Law, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics),Ecole Polytechnique (Pole de Recherche en Economie et Gestion),University of Turin (Dipartimenti di Economia 'S.Cognetti de Martiis', Scienze Economiche e Finanziarie 'G.Prato', Scienze Giuridiche) and theUniversity of Ghent (Law School, Centre for Advanced Studies in Law and Economics)Subsequently, the centre has been expanded to include the following partner universities.
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Marburg University
*University of Eastern Piedmont
* University of Economics of Prague
* University Paul Cézanne Aix Marseille III Paris
* University of Panthéon-Assas Paris IIPurpose
Though the
Law and economics movement has continental foundations as well as Americanjurisprudence , and international scholars have made vast contributions to the field, and to the broader themes oflegal theory surrounding law and economics. Nonetheless, the field is currently dominated by the Chicago law and economics school.The purpose of the CLEI centre and its IEL (Institutions, Economics, Law) Ph.D. program is a comparative analysis of law and economics.
CLEI/IEL Program
The centerpiece of CLEI is a three-year
Ph.D. program. The program is administered by theUniversity of Turin , graduate division.The Center sponsors conferences, visiting lecturers, and various other
keynote address es.Speakers at CLEI have included
Guido Calabresi ,Duncan Kennedy andUgo Mattei .Location
The CLEI centre is located in the city of
Moncalieri , Torino within the historicCollegio Carlo Alberto .References
External links
* [http://www.cleicentre.org/presentation_iel.html Homepage]
* [http://www.cleicentre.org/partners.html Partner Universities]
* [http://www.cleicentre.org/research.html Outline of CLEI Research Unit]
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