Timothy Swanson

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Professor Timothy Swanson obtained PhD's from J.D. University of Michigan in 1982, and later from the London School of Economics in 1991.^[1]

1 Affiliation and Teaching
2 Research
3 Bibliography
4 References

[edit] Affiliation and Teaching

Professor Swanson currently holds the Chair in Law & Economics at University College London. He teaches law & regulation and international environmental law in the law school, and teaches law & economics and institution-building in the economics department.

[edit] Research

His research covers the issues dealing with legal reform and institution building in the areas of environment, intellectual property and technology. He has advised the governments of China, India, and many international and development agencies.

[edit] Bibliography

Swanson, T. (1999) "Conserving global biological diversity by encouraging alternative development paths: can development coexist with diversity?", Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 8, pp. 29-44
Swanson, T and A. Kontoleon (2000) "Nuisance" in Encyclopaedia of Law and Economics, Vol 2, Civil Law and Economics, Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest (eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK.
Swanson, T and A, Kontoleon (2000) "Why Did the protected Areas Fail the Giant Panda? The Economics of conserving endangered species in developing countries", World Economics, 1(4), pp.135-148..