Nuno Garoupa

Professor
H. Ross and Helen Workman Research Scholar

Phone: 217-333-2502 Email: ngaroupa@illinois.edu Ph.D., University of York LL.M., University of London Courses Law and Economics European Law Comparative Law Global Antitrust Law and Economics Vita

Professor Nuno Garoupa joined the Illinois faculty in 2007 after serving as a Professor of Law and Economics at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, for six years, and as an Assistant and an Associate Professor of Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain, for five years. Professor Garoupa teaches Law and Economics, European Law, Comparative Law, and Global Antitrust Law and Economics. Professor Garoupa received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of York (UK) and also holds an LL.M. from the University of London with specialization in criminal justice and criminology. Professor Garoupa has a long established research interest in the economics of comparative law and legal institutions as well as empirical legal studies. His research has been published in law and economic journals worldwide, including the Journal of Legal Studies, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies and the American Journal of Comparative Law. Professor Garoupa's current research agenda includes the organization of the judiciary from a comparative perspective, the politicization of the Kelsenian-type constitutional courts, and the behavior of prosecutors. He is currently serving as a member of the editorial board of the International Review of Law and Economics, and the co-editor of the Review of Law and Economics. Faculty website