Robert Cooter
American economist and legal scholar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert D. Cooter (born May 2, 1945) is the Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.
Robert D. Cooter | |
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Born | (1945-05-02) May 2, 1945 (age 78) |
Nationality | American |
Academic career | |
Institution | University of California, Berkeley, School of Law |
Field | private law, constitutional law and economics, law and economic development |
School or tradition | Law and Economics |
Alma mater | Harvard University (Ph.D.) Oxford University (M.A.) Swarthmore College (B.A.) |
Cooter works in the field of law and economics. He is co-editor of the International Review of Law and Economics, and was among those convened by George Mason University Law School dean, Henry Manne, in January, 1990, to discuss organizing a professional association, prior to formation of the American Law and Economics Association; Cooter was subsequently elected as a founding board member, then served as its president for 1994.[1] In 1999 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
"Not the Power to Destroy: An Effects Theory of the Tax Power," a paper Cooter coauthored with Neil S. Siegel (Duke Law professor), provided the legal framework for the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act in 2012.[2]