UCLA School of Law has a rich tradition in law and economics, and has served as the academic home of many pioneers in the field. The school's Center for Law and Economics fosters academic scholarship that explores how economic concepts can help to improve laws and shape policy. Faculty members include leading scholars on economics, legal philosophy and taxation.
Areas of Focus
Law and Economics
Law and Economics draws core ideas from economics, philosophy and public policy to develop laws that apply to society with the greatest possible efficiency and fairness.
Our Faculty
Iman Anabtawi
Professor of Law
Stephen M. Bainbridge
William D. Warren Distinguished Professor of Law
Steven A. Bank
Vice Dean for Curricular and Academic Affairs and Paul Hastings Professor of Business Law
Stuart Banner
Norman Abrams Distinguished Professor of Law
Daniel J. Bussel
Professor of Law
Jill R. Horwitz
Vice Dean for Faculty and Intellectual Life and Professor of Law
Lynn M. LoPucki
Security Pacific Bank Distinguished Professor of Law
James Park
Faculty Director, Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy
Professor of Law
Kirk J. Stark
Barrall Family Professor of Tax Law and Policy
Rebecca Stone
Professor of Law
Alexander Stremitzer
Visiting Professor of Law, Senior Scholar in Residence
Stephen R. Munzer
Distinguished Research Professor of Law