Nuno Garoupa is Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law and
Research Professor of Law at IMDEA (Madrid). Currently, he is also Professor of Law at
the University of Manchester School of Law and Research Affiliate, CEPR, London. He
received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of York (UK), also holds a LLM from
the University of London. He is a former Associate Professor (Tenured), Universitat
Pompeu Fabra, Spain, and Professor (Catedrático), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
He has a long established research interest in the economics of law and legal
institutions. The results of this research have been published in the JLS, JLE, JLEO, J
Law & Society, ALER, JELS, OxJLS, Alabama L Rev, EER, EJ among other journals. Nuno
has served as Vice-President of EALE (2004-2007). He is currently serving as Member of
the Board of ISNIE (until Summer 2009) and as co-editor of the Review of Law and
Economics. 

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Least Cost Avoidance: The Tragedy of the Common Safety (with Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci), Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (2009)
 

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Cashing by the Hour: Why Large Law Firms Prefer Hourly Fees Over Contingent Fees (with Fernando Gomez), Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (2008)
 

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The Scope of Criminal Law and Criminal Sanctions: an Economic View and Policy Implications (with Roger Bowles and Michael Faure), Journal of Law and Society (2008)
 

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Do Divorce Law Reforms Matter for Divorce Rates? Evidence from Portugal (with Clarisse Coelho), Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (2006)
 

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CASHING BY THE HOUR: WHY LARGE LAWFIRMS PREFER HOURLY FEES OVER CONTINGENT FEES (with Fernando Gomez-Pomar), German Working Papers in Law and Economics (2006)
 

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Regulation of Professions in the US and Europe: A Comparative Analysis, American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings (2006)
 

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Sentencing Guidelines and TIS Legislation, Judges and Parole Boards: Has Bargaining Power Changed in Sentencing? (with Dhammika Dharmapala and Joanna Shepherd), American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings (2006)
 

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Sentencing Guidelines, TIS Legislation, and Bargaining Power (with Dhammika Dharmapala and Joanna M. Shepherd), American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings (2006)
 

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The Just World Bias and Hate Crime Statutes (with Dhammika Dharmapala and Richard H. McAdams), American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings (2006)