The Group

The Center for Law & Economics at ETH Zurich is part of the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences. The Center brings together three professors (Elliott Ash, Stefan Bechtold and Alexander Stremitzer), an AI Policy Director and includes a diverse range of postdocs, PhD students, scientific assistants, and research assistants. Its research focuses on intellectual property law, contract law, experimental law & economics, political economy, law & tech, and legal applications of machine learning. Together with various Swiss university partners, the Center co-organizes regular Workshop & Lecture Series on Law & Economics and the Law & Economics of Innovation. Both series bring leading experts from all over the world to Zurich. The Center collaborates with leading academic institutions in Asia, Europe and the U.S., in particular through joint research projects, conferences, and teaching activities.