Robert Cooter
Robert D. Cooter | |
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| Born | May 2, 1945 |
| Nationality | Oxford University (M.A.) Swarthmore College (B.A.) |
Robert D. Cooter (born May 2, 1945) is the Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law at the
Cooter works in the field of
"Not the Power to Destroy: An Effects Theory of the Tax Power," a paper Cooter coauthored with Neil S. Siegel (Duke Law professor), provided the legal framework for the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act in 2012.[2]
Personal history
Cooter was born on May 2, 1945. He is married and has three grown children with his wife Blair. Cooter graduated from Swarthmore College in 1967 and attended Oxford University as a Fulbright Scholar from 1967–69, graduating with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1975. Cooter is the 2018 recipient of the Ronald H. Coase medal recognizing his contributions to the field of law & economics.
Academic career
Cooter began teaching in the Department of Economics at
Research and publications
Recent publications include the sixth edition of the textbook "Law and Economics" (co-authored with Thomas Ulen), and "Solomon's Knot: How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations" (co-authored with Hans-Bernd Schäfer).
Books
- Robert D. Cooter and Hans-Bernd Schäfer. Solomon's Knot: How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations. Princeton University Press, 2012.
- Robert D. Cooter and Thomas Ulen. Law and Economics. Pearson Series in Economics, 6th edition, 2012.
Selected Articles
- Robert D. Cooter. "Maturing into Normal Science: The Effect of Empirical Legal Studies on Law and Economics," University of Illinois Law Review, October 2011, Number 5, page 1475.
- Robert D. Cooter and Michael D. Gilbert. "A Theory of Direct Democracy and the Single Subject Rule" A Theory of Direct Democracy and the Single Subject Rule 110 (2010): 687.
- Robert D. Cooter and Brian Broughman. "Charity and Information: Correcting the Failure of a Disjunctive Social Norm" Michigan Journal of Law Reform 43 (2010): 871.
- Robert D. Cooter and Neil Siegel. "Collective Action Federalism: A General Theory of Article I, Section 8" Stanford Law Review 63 (2010): 115–185.
In October 2012, Cooter delivered the keynote address at the Eighth Annual
Non-academic projects
In 1999 Cooter joined two U.C. Berkeley economics professors, Aaron Edlin and Benjamin Hermalin, to create the online publishing platform called Berkeley Electronic Press, or Bepress. The current portfolio of Bepress includes ten peer-reviewed electronic journals, a platform called SelectedWorks for academics to create online professional pages, and the online law review paid submission program ExpressO.
Education
- B.A., Swarthmore College (1967)
- M.A., Oxford University(1969)
- Ph.D., Harvard University (1975)
References
- ^ "A Brief History of the Founding of the American Law and Economics Association". American Law and Economics Association. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Cohen, Andrew (2012-07-18). "Professors Provide Roadmap for Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling". UC Berkeley School of Law. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Robert Cooter". Berkeley Law. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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