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Category: Economics

Law in action and law on the books: A primer

Economics Law and Society Legal Scholarship Original Legal Realists Psychology SociologyJun 12Mar 14 New Legal Realism Project

We are pleased to welcome a guest blogger, Bill Clune, whose post gives us his “primer” on the concept of law-in-action, a concept…

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Comparative institutional analysis and NLR

Economics Law and SocietyFeb 28Feb 12 New Legal Realism Project

How do we move from detailed empirical research on law to address broader questions about how law operates? Our blog and website this…

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Nobel Prize Winners in Economics Advocate Mixed Methods, Complex Approaches

Economics Law and Society Legal Scholarship Research MethodsOct 30Dec 3 New Legal Realism Project

Legal scholars seeking rigor in studying the law often turn to single-method solutions  — statistical analyses of large data sets, for example, or…

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Welcome!

Announcements Anthropology Economics Legal Scholarship Popular Culture, JazzAug 4Dec 3 New Legal Realism Project

We are starting a new format for the New Legal Realism Conversations,which have been posted as part of the NLR Project webpage since…

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