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2023

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Law

D-Index
44
Citations
19059
World Ranking
83
National Ranking
66

Economics and Finance

D-Index
42
Citations
18091
World Ranking
2001
National Ranking
1162

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1985 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Robert D. Cooter is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research intersects several main fields, including Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Social Sciences; and Business, Management and Accounting. Within these broader categories, their work often focuses on specific subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management, and Law.

The primary topics covered in their research highlight intersections of legal and economic systems. These include:

  • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Legal and Constitutional Studies
  • International Arbitration and Investment Law
  • Comparative Constitutional Jurisprudence Studies
  • Legal Processes and Jurisprudence
  • Comparative International Legal Studies

Among recent publications, Robert D. Cooter authored the paper Derecho Constitucional y Economía (2021), published in the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals).

Their frequent coauthor is Michael D. Gilbert, with whom they have collaborated on multiple occasions.

Publications have appeared in venues including:

  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Robert D. Cooter also has notable book publications. Oxford University Press published Public Law and Economics in 2022, which has accrued citations reflecting engagement within the field. Princeton University Press released The Strategic Constitution in 2020, contributing to scholarship on constitutional strategy and analysis.

The scholar has been recognized by fellowships from prestigious organizations. These include being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Law and Economics

    Robert Cooter;Thomas Ulen

  • Economic Analysis of Legal Disputes and Their Resolution

    Robert D. Cooter;Daniel L. Rubinfeld

  • Expressive Law and Economics

    Robert Cooter

  • Prices and Sanctions

    Robert D. Cooter

  • The Cost of Coase

    Robert D. Cooter

  • The Strategic Constitution

    Robert D. Cooter

  • Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: A Testable Model of Strategic Behavior

    Robert D. Cooter;Stephen P. Marks;Robert Mnookin

  • Decentralized Law for a Complex Economy: The Structural Approach to Adjudicating the New Law Merchant

    Robert D. Cooter

  • The Fiduciary Relationship: Its Economic Character and Legal Consequences

    Robert D. Cooter;Bradley J. Freedman

  • Unity in Tort, Contract and Property: The Model of Precaution

    Robert D. Cooter

  • Do Good Laws Make Good Citizens: An Economic Analysis of Internalized Norms

    Robert D. Cooter

  • Structural adjudication and the new law merchant: A model of decentralized law

    Robert D. Cooter

  • Economic Analysis of Punitive Damages

    Robert D. Cooter

  • An Economic Case for Comparative Negligence

    Robert D. Cooter;Thomas S. Ulen

  • Were the Ordinalists Wrong About Welfare Economics

    Robert D. Cooter;Peter Rappoport

  • Damages for Breach of Contract

    Robert Cooter;Melvin Aron Eisenberg

  • Punitive Damages for Deterence: When and How Much

    Robert D. Cooter

  • Can Litigation Improve the Law without the Help of Judges

    Robert D. Cooter;Lewis Kornhauser

  • Comparative judicial discretion: An empirical test of economic models

    Robert D. Cooter;Tom Ginsburg

  • A Theory of Loss Allocation for Consumer Payments

    Robert D. Cooter;Edward L. Rubin

  • Solomon's Knot: How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations

    Robert D. Cooter;Hans-Bernd Schäfer

  • Liability rules, limited information, and the role of precedent

    Robert D. Cooter;Lewis Kornhauser;David Lane

Frequent Co-Authors

Ariel Porat
Ariel Porat Tel Aviv University
Tom Ginsburg
Tom Ginsburg University of Chicago
Francesco Parisi
Francesco Parisi University of Minnesota
Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Daniel L. Rubinfeld University of California, Berkeley
Robert E. Litan
Robert E. Litan Brookings Institution
Josh Lerner
Josh Lerner Harvard University
Ramana Nanda
Ramana Nanda Imperial College London
Ronald J. Gilson
Ronald J. Gilson Columbia University
Nuno Garoupa
Nuno Garoupa George Mason University
David G. Robinson
David G. Robinson Heidelberg University

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