Legal and Regulatory Studies

The Legal and Regulatory Studies division of the Searle Center sponsors faculty research activities through projects designed to focus on specific areas. Much of this research reflects the strong empirical focus of the Northwestern faculty. Research projects, usually spanning at least three years, incorporate a variety of activities including research roundtables, commissioned papers, and research symposia. Current research projects are:

• Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth
  Advances the understanding of how laws and regulations affect innovation and entrepreneurship.

  This conference is organized by Daniel F. Spulber, Research Director of the Searle Center and Elinor Hobbs Distinguished Professor of International Business and Professor of Management Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern Univeristy

  Conferences are organized in cooperation with the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, which is edited by Daniel F. Spulber.

• Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy
  Applies cutting-edge developments in industrial organization economics and antitrust law and competition policy.

  This conference is organized by William Rogerson, Research Director on Competition, Antitrust, and Regulation, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth, Harold H. and Virginia Anderson Professor, Department of Economics, Northwestern University, and Co-Director, Center for the Study of Industrial Organization (CSIO)