The LEC regularly recruits leading experts to lecture in relevant economic analysis of legal and public policy issues educational programs, as well as to author original research papers. Drafts of the research papers undergo live peer review in the form of a closed-door, invitation-only research roundtable that allows scholars, judges, practicing attorneys, industry representatives, and public policy experts to evaluate and critique draft papers. Following the research roundtable, authors then revise their studies in response to roundtable feedback and seek publication, those revisions are posted to SSRN.

To view these publications, please visit the LEC’s SSRN page.

For over 50 years, the LEC has been and continues to be a national leader in research and education that focuses on the timely and relevant economic analysis. Because laws act as incentives for changing behavior and achieving certain policy objectives, it is vital that the scholars, educators, and public servants who create and shape our laws understand economic concepts and tools, so they can more fully appreciate the consequences of their decisions. Experience has shown, however, one may be an expert in the law, but there is a good chance they have little familiarity with economics and struggle to identify tradeoffs and unintended consequences created by particular legal decisions or public policies.

To address this problem, the LEC offers dozens of educational programs each year for federal and state judges, state attorneys general and their professional staff attorneys, legal scholars, US congressional staff members, and other policymakers on various topics related to law and economics.  It is through these programs, leading experts are invited to lecture and/or write.