Louis Kaplow is an American legal scholar. He is the Finn M. W. Caspersen and Household International Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard Law School.[1] He has made contributions to antitrust law, competition policy, intellectual property, and tax policy.[2] Kaplow previously served as the president of the American Law and Economics Association.[3]
Education[edit]
Kaplow attended Northwestern University, graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in mathematics and economics as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He then enrolled at Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, and obtained a Juris Doctor (J.D.), magna cum laude, in 1981. Kaplow continued graduate studies at Harvard University and received a Master of Arts (M.A.) in 1981 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1987, both in economics, as a fellow of the National Science Foundation.[4]
Career[edit]
From 1981 to 1982, Kaplow was a law clerk to Judge Henry Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He gained admission to the bar of Massachusetts in 1983.[4]
Kaplow was an associate professor at Harvard Law School from 1982 to 1987 and was the associate director of the John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, & Business. He was elevated to a full-time professorship in 1987, and served as the associate dean for research between 1989 until 1991. He received the university's appointment as the Finn M.W. Caspersen & Household International Professor of Law & Economics in 2004.[4] According to the Social Science Research Network, Kaplow was one of the most-cited law professors of all time.[5]
Kaplow is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.[6] He was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.[2] In 2019, Kaplow was awarded the Daniel M. Holland Medal of the National Tax Association.[3]
Selected publications[edit]
Books[edit]
- Kaplow, Louis; Shavell, Steven (2009). Fairness Versus Welfare. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674039315.
- Kaplow, Louis (December 5, 2010). The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691148212.
- Kaplow, Louis (June 30, 2013). Competition Policy and Price Fixing. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400846078.
References[edit]
- ^ "Louis Kaplow". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b "Louis Kaplow". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b "NTA | Louis Kaplow, 2019 Holland Medal Recipient". National Tax Association. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b c Kaplow, Louis (July 13, 2022). "Louis Kaplov — CV". Harvard Law School. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Ryan, Aidan F. (January 31, 2018). "Harvard Law Professors Top Citation Rankings". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Louis Kaplow". National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved 2024-01-16.