Clei

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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 the University 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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[edit] Purpose

Though the Law and economics movement has continental foundations as well as American jurisprudence, and international scholars have made vast contributions to the field, and to the broader themes of legal 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.

[edit] CLEI/IEL Program

The centerpiece of CLEI is a three-year Ph.D. program. The program is administered by the University of Turin, graduate division.

The Center sponsors conferences, visiting lecturers, and various other keynote addresses.

Speakers at CLEI have included Guido Calabresi, Duncan Kennedy and Ugo Mattei.

[edit] Location

The CLEI centre is located in the city of Moncalieri, Torino within the historic Collegio Carlo Alberto.

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