KU Law to host Midwestern Law and Economics Association Conference

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law will welcome legal scholars to Lawrence this week for the annual meeting of the Midwestern Law and Economics Association (MLEA). Scholars will explore the economic aspects of current issues in numerous areas of the law, including corporate and securities law, bankruptcy law, tax law and health care law, covering topics ranging from Medicaid expansion to artificial intelligence to climate change.

“This is the third time we've hosted MLEA at KU, and we are looking forward to having the group back this year,” said Christopher Drahozal, John M. Rounds Professor of Law at KU. “The conference provides KU faculty and students the chance to interact with law and economics scholars not only from the Midwest but from all over the United States.”

Drahozal is a co-organizer of this year’s event along with Alexander Platt, associate professor of law at KU, and Stephen Ware, Frank Edwards Tyler Distinguished Professor of Law. The conference will be held Sept. 20-21 at Green Hall on the Lawrence campus.

MLEA is a group of scholars who study the intersection between economics and the law. Members have gathered annually since 2001 to share their work and exchange ideas.

Visit the KU Law website for a complete schedule and list of presenters.