Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - List of Books by William Landes

William M. Landes (born c. 1938) 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 from Columbia University. He taught in the Economics Departments of Stanford University, Columbia University, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and The University of Chicago before joining the faculty of the University 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.

Landes is known as a philanthropist, making regular donations to the law school and various charitable institutions.

Landes considers himself to be one of the most fashionable and best dressed professors in the United States.

Selected Bibliography   more

This author page uses material from the Wikipedia article "William Landes", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
Total Books: 1
The Economic Structure of Tort Law
1987 - The Economic Structure of Tort Law (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780674230514
ISBN-10: 0674230515
Genres: Business & Money, Law, Engineering & Transportation
  ?