Gerrit De Geest
Encyclopedia
Gerrit De Geest is a Belgian
legal scholar and writer specializing in contract law, law and economics
and comparative law
.
He earned his J.D. in 1983, M.E. in 1986 and Ph.D. in 1993 from Ghent University
. With Boudewijn Bouckaert
, he was co-editor of Bibliography of law and economics (1992) and of the 5-volume Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. He is consultant editor of the European Review of Contract Law and general editor of the book series New Horizons in Law & Economics. He is a member of the European Group on an Integrated Contract Law, the Economic Impact Group of the Common Principles of European Contract Law, and past president of the European Association of Law and Economics (2001-2004). He was previously a Professor at Ghent University and Utrecht University
(2001-2007), and taught at Stockholm University
, Catholic University of Brussels
and University of Antwerp (U.I.A.)
. Since August 2007, he has been Professor of Law and Economics at Washington University School of Law
in St. Louis, Missouri
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
legal scholar and writer specializing in contract law, law and economics
Law and economics
The economic analysis of law is an analysis of law applying methods of economics. Economic concepts are used to explain the effects of laws, to assess which legal rules are economically efficient, and to predict which legal rules will be promulgated.-Relationship to other disciplines and...
and comparative law
Comparative law
Comparative law is the study of differences and similarities between the law of different countries. More specifically, it involves study of the different legal systems in existence in the world, including the common law, the civil law, socialist law, Islamic law, Hindu law, and Chinese law...
.
He earned his J.D. in 1983, M.E. in 1986 and Ph.D. in 1993 from Ghent University
Ghent University
Ghent University is a Dutch-speaking public university located in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the larger Flemish universities, consisting of 32,000 students and 7,100 staff members. The current rector is Paul Van Cauwenberge.It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands...
. With Boudewijn Bouckaert
Boudewijn Bouckaert
Boudewijn Bouckaert is a Belgian law professor, a member of the Flemish Movement, and a libertarian conservative thinker and politician. He chairs the academic board of the LIB-ERA! think tank and serves as Member of the Flemish Parliament for the liberal party List Dedecker...
, he was co-editor of Bibliography of law and economics (1992) and of the 5-volume Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. He is consultant editor of the European Review of Contract Law and general editor of the book series New Horizons in Law & Economics. He is a member of the European Group on an Integrated Contract Law, the Economic Impact Group of the Common Principles of European Contract Law, and past president of the European Association of Law and Economics (2001-2004). He was previously a Professor at Ghent University and Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
(2001-2007), and taught at Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
, Catholic University of Brussels
Catholic University of Brussels
The Katholieke Universiteit Brussel is a Flemish university located in Brussels, founded in 1969 as University Faculties St Aloysius , in many ways the equivalent of a liberal arts college. Teaching was primarily in Dutch. It became a university in the early 1990s...
and University of Antwerp (U.I.A.)
University of Antwerp
The University of Antwerp is one of the major Belgian universities located in the city of Antwerp. The name is sometimes abbreviated as UA.-History:...
. Since August 2007, he has been Professor of Law and Economics at Washington University School of Law
Washington University School of Law
Washington University School of Law , is a private American law school located in St. Louis, Missouri. The law school is one of the seven graduate and undergraduate schools at Washington University in St. Louis....
in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
.
Selected works
- Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest, eds., Encyclopedia of Law and Economics (Edward Elgar, 2000)
- Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest, Bibliography of law and economics, (Kluwer Academic Boston, 1992)