Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
The Searle Center is a nonprofit research and educational organization committed to the study of the impact of laws and regulations on economic growth.
Based at Northwestern University School of Law, the Center was founded in 2006 with a generous grant from the late Daniel C. Searle.
Our efforts seek to provide academic, public policy, and judicial leaders with analytically rigorous and balanced information on important and timely issues.
Research, education, and outreach are conducted in accordance with the highest standards and maintain practical utility through consultation with our Faculty Affiliates.The mission of The Searle Center is to study the impact of laws and regulations on economic growth and to communicate the results of that research to academic, public policy and judicial leaders. The Searle Center has a dual mission of research and education.
Legal and Regulatory Studies (L&RS) sponsors scholarly academic research on important issues related to the study of laws, regulation, and economic growth. L&RS research is disseminated through a variety of program models including roundtables, conferences, and symposia. Selected research initiatives are supported by ongoing projects with designated academic directors.
The Searle Center Education and Outreach (E&O) division provides high-quality, relevant and timely education programs to the state and federal judiciary, as well as to state attorneys general and their staffs, through the Northwestern Law Judicial Education Program (JEP) and the Northwestern Law Attorneys General Education Program (AGEP). See our Education page to learn more.
