Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis
JLEA articles span the entire landscape of empirical legal studies in terms of topics, methodologies, and geographical areas, with an eye toward appealing equally to legal scholars, social scientists who study law and legal institutions, policymakers, and judges. Articles published in JLEA are not limited to specific legal fields (such as public or commercial law), a specific methodology (such as quantitative observational studies), or a specific geographical area (such as North America).
This breadth in scope informs the selection of articles, as do two other criteria: that papers meet the highest scholarly standards and have direct relevance for the study of law and legal institutions; that is, articles should be more than tangentially important for a question of legal interpretation or legal policy.
Target Audience
JLEA’s interest in publishing high-quality articles with implications for the study of law and legal institutions reflects the range of our audience, from legal academics to social scientists and graduate students to legislators, judges, and other legal policymakers worldwide.
| Christoph Engel | Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Germany |
| Lee Epstein | University of Southern California, USA |
| Daniel Klerman | USC Gould School of Law, USA |
| Eyal Zamir | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Tom Baker | University of Pennsylvania, USA |
| Yun-chien Chang | Cornell Law School, USA |
| Alejandro Chehtman | Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Argentina |
| John Donohue | Stanford University, USA |
| Susann Fiedler | Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria |
| Michael Frakes | Duke University School of Law, USA |
| Jim Greiner | Harvard Law School, USA |
| Mitu Gulati | University of Virginia School of Law, USA |
| Ulrike Hahn | Birkbeck, University of London, UK |
| Eric Helland | Claremont McKenna College, USA |
| Gretchen Helmke | University of Rochester, USA |
| Naomi Lamoreaux | Yale University, USA |
| David Law | The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Michael Livermore | University of Virginia School of Law, USA |
| Florencia Marotta-Wurgler | NYU School of Law, USA |
| Michael J. Nelson | The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Anthony Niblett | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Eric Posner | University of Chicago Law School, USA |
| Ilana Ritov | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Emily Ryo | Duke University School of Law, USA |
| Maya Sen | Harvard University, USA |
| Dan Simon | USC Gould School of Law, USA |
| Holger Spamann | Harvard Law School, USA |
| Cass Sunstein | Harvard Law School, USA |
| Doron Teichman | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Mila Versteeg | University of Virginia School of Law, USA |
| Keren Weinshall | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| David Weisburd | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |