3rd International Conference on Law and Economics, 2017

The 3rd International Conference on Law and Economics will be jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIMA), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), and Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) to be held on 18th -19th , November 2017 at IIM-Ahmedabad, Gujarat India.

The previous two editions of the conferences were held at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar and IIT Kanpur in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

The Conference invites contributions in all areas of Law and Economics in the form of

(a) full length scholarly papers documenting original and substantial research work, and

(b) posters that present new ideas in early stages of development in a succinct format.

Contributions are invited on theoretical, methodological, and empirical investigations with emphasis on novel economic analysis of law.

Paper proposals are invited that address one or several of the above mentioned topics. The proposals should consist of an abstract of 1000 words that clearly outlines the research questions, methodological approach, and relevance to the field of law and economics.

Important Dates:

• Submission of Abstract- 15th July 2017


• Notification of Acceptance- 31st July 2017


• Submission of Papers- 30th September 2017


• Registration Deadline- 30th September 2017

The conference will publish all the papers shortlisted for presentation in a conference proceeding. In addition select high quality papers will be considered for publication in Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers- the journal of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Please visit the conference website for more information.