2026 Michael J. Trebilcock: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	38	117	106	4	4	318	8452

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Law in Canada Leader Award
1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1987 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Michael J. Trebilcock is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans several interconnected fields within social sciences, with particular attention to political science, international relations, and business management.

Their work covers a range of topics, including:

World Trade Organization Law
International Arbitration and Investment Law
International Labor and Employment Law
International Development and Aid
Corporate Governance and Law
Labor Movements and Unions
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Notable recent papers authored by Michael J. Trebilcock include:

"Revisiting the Trade-Labour Standards Nexus: The Case of the Uyghurs" (2023), published in the Journal of World Trade
"Brief Reflections on the Subsidies Imbroglio in International Trade Law" (2022), published in The Journal of World Investment & Trade
"The Good Governance Quandary: The Elusive Search for Role Models" (2021), published in The Law and Development Review
"The New Progressivism and its implications for institutional theories of development" (2020), published in Development Policy Review

Frequent co-authors working with Trebilcock comprise:

Joel P. Trachtman
Mariana Mota Prado
Edward Iacobucci
Evan Rosevear
Dan Poliwoda

Their scholarly publications have appeared in several venues including:

University of Toronto Press eBooks
Development Policy Review
Journal of World Trade
The Journal of World Investment & Trade
Canadian Public Administration

Michael J. Trebilcock has authored multiple books published primarily by Edward Elgar Publishing and University of Toronto Press. Titles include:

"Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law" (2020 and an updated edition in 2025)
"Advanced Introduction to Law and Development" (2021)
"Navigating the Free Trade-Fair Trade Fault-Lines" (2021)
"Paradoxes of Professional Regulation" (2022)
"Public Inquiries" (2022)
"Reshaping the Mosaic" (2025)

Their academic focus lies mainly in social sciences, especially within political science and international relations, sociology and political science, as well as strategy and management.

Michael J. Trebilcock has received notable recognition including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Social Sciences (1987)

Best Publications

The Limits of Freedom of Contract

Michael J. Trebilcock

1027
Citations
An Economic Analysis of Limited Liability in Corporation Law

Paul Halpern;Michael Trebilcock;Stuart Turnbull

621
Citations
The regulation of international trade

Michael J. Trebilcock;Robert Howse

479
Citations
The Making of the Mosaic: A History of Canadian Immigration Policy

Ninette Kelley;Michael J. Trebilcock

452
Citations
The Relationship between Law and Development: Optimists Versus Skeptics

Kevin E. Davis;Michael J. Trebilcock

399
Citations
Exploring the Domain of Accident Law: Taking the Facts Seriously

Donald N. Dewees;David Duff;Michael J. Trebilcock

318
Citations
Hard Choices, Soft Law: Voluntary Standards in Global Trade, Environment and Social Governance

John J. Kirton;Michael J. Trebilcock

311
Citations
Path Dependence, Development, and the Dynamics of Institutional Reform

Mariana Prado;Michael Trebilcock

181
Citations
Information-Based Principles for Rethinking Consumer Protection Policy

Gillian K. Hadfield;Robert Howse;Michael J. Trebilcock

170
Citations
Rule of Law Reform and Development: Charting the Fragile Path of Progress

Michael J. Trebilcock;Ronald J. Daniels

141
Citations
The Regulation of International Trade

Kenneth Woodside;Michael J. Trebilcock;Robert Howse

136
Citations
Rule of Law Reform and Development

Michael Trebilcock;Ronald Daniels

122
Citations
Infrastructure Public–Private Partnerships in the Developing World: Lessons from Recent Experience

Michael Trebilcock;Michael Rosenstock

108
Citations
What Makes Poor Countries Poor?: Institutional Determinants of Development

Michael J. Trebilcock;Mariana Mota Prado;Michael Trebilcock;Mariana Prado

106
Citations
Legal reforms and development

Kevin E Davis;Michael J Trebilcock

105
Citations
The economics of nuclear accident law

Michael Trebilcock;Ralph A. Winter

104
Citations
Private Provision of Public Infrastructure: An Organizational Analysis of the Next Privatization Frontier

Ronald J. Daniels;Michael J. Trebilcock

101
Citations
Private Enforcement of Competition Laws

Kent Roach;Michael J. Trebilcock

97
Citations
State-Owned Enterprises in Less Developed Countries: Privatization and Alternative Reform Strategies

D. Smith;Michael Trebilcock

95
Citations
Advanced Introduction to Law and Development

Mariana Mota Prado;Michael J. Trebilcock

67
Citations
Dealing with Losers: The Political Economy of Policy Transitions

Michael J. Trebilcock

44
Citations
[The Making of the Mosaic: A History of Canadian Immigration Policy]

Michael J. Trebilcock;Ninette Kelley;Christopher G. Anderson

29
Citations
The Choice of Governing Instrument

M. J. Trebilcock;D. G. Hartle;R. S. Prichard;D. N. Dewees

23
Citations
The Making of the Mosaic: A History of Canadian Immigration Policy

Margaret Adsett;Shannon Stettner;Ninette Kelley;Michael Trebilcock

11
Citations
An introduction to law and economics

Michael J. Trebilcock

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Howse New York University

Kent Roach University of Toronto

James F. Wilson University of Edinburgh

Eric A. Posner University of Chicago

Gillian K. Hadfield Johns Hopkins University

Robert G. Evans University of British Columbia

Richard A. Epstein New York University

Petros C. Mavroidis Columbia University

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