Hans-Bernd Schäfer

Hans-Bernd Schäfer
Born	(1943-05-25) May 25, 1943 Münster
Nationality	Germany
Institution	Bucerius Law School (Affiliate Prof.), University of Hamburg (Prof. emeritus)
Field	law and economics (Germany and Europe), development economics, institutional economics
School or tradition	Law and Economics
Alma mater	University of Bochum (Dr. disc. oec.) University of Cologne (Diplom-Volkswirt)
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Hans-Bernd Schäfer (born 25 May 1943 in Münster, Germany) is a German economist and a pioneer in the field of law and economics in Germany and Europe.

Schäfer is professor emeritus at the University of Hamburg and former director of the Institute of Law & Economics. Currently he is an affiliate professor at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. He has been visiting professor at various universities abroad, including the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University faculty of law, George Mason University School of Law (distinguished visiting professor from 2002–2009), and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. He was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

Schäfer served as President of the European Association of Law & Economics from 2004–2007 and was Director of the European Master Programme in Law & Economics from 2004–2008.

In 2012 the faculty of law of the Universidad de San Martín de Porres in Lima awarded him the title of an honorary professor, whilst in 2013 he was awarded the scholar prize of the European Association of Law and Economics.

Research and publications

Professor Schäfer has published extensively in the field of law and economics, development economics, as well as institutional economics. Recent publications include the book "Solomon’s Knot: How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations" together with Robert Cooter. His textbook "The Economic Analysis of Civil Law" (co-authored with Claus Ott) is broadly considered to be the leading textbook on the economic analysis of civil law in Germany and has been translated into German (original version), Spanish and Chinese.

Schäfer is co-editor of the International Review of Law and Economics.

• Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Robert D. Cooter. Solomon's Knot: How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations. Princeton University Press, 2012.
• Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Claus Ott. The Economic Analysis of Civil Law. Edward Elgar, London 2004.
• Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Hein Kötz. Judex oeconomicus. 12 höchstrichterliche Entscheidungen, kommentiert aus ökonomischer Sicht. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2003.

Education

• Diplom-Volkswirt, University of Cologne (1967)
• Dr. disc. oec., University of Bochum (1970)

References

• Homepage of Hans-Bernd Schäfer
• Institute of Law & Economics
• European Master Programme in Law & Economics
• European Association of Law & Economics