Center for Advanced Studies in Law and Economics (CASTLE)

The Center for Advanced Studies in Law and Economics (CASTLE) is an interdisciplinary institution at the Faculty of Law and Economics at the University of Bonn. Researchers from the Department for Law and the Department for Economics as well as from the Max-Planck-Institute for Research on Collective Goods belong to this institution.

CASTLE commences research as well as teaching activities. These activities comprise:

The LawEcon Workshop where mostly external researchers present their research findings and put them up for discussion
An internal colloquium on law and economics where members of CASTLE discuss interdisciplinary projects and topics
Conferences on topics from the field of law and economics
Interdisciplinary symposia on the relevance of economic approaches for the field of law
Expert Reports on the Economics Effects of Legislative Projects.

_{Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Florian Baumann; Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung Mannheim, Universität Bonn}

_{Prof. Dr. iur. Jens Koch; Universität Bonn}

_{Prof. Dr. iur. Daniel Zimmer, LL.M.; Universität Bonn}

_{Prof. Dr. iur. Moritz Brinkmann, LL.M.; Universität Bonn}

_{Prof. Martin Hellwig, Ph.D.; Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von Gemeinschaftsgütern, Universität Bonn}

_{Prof. Dr. iur. Christoph Engel; Max-Planck-Institute zur Erforschung von Gemeinschaftsgütern, Universität Bonn}

_{Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Svenja Hippel; Universität Bonn}

Members of CASTLE include:

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Florian Baumann	Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung Mannheim, University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. iur. Moritz Brinkmann, LL.M.	University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. iur. Christoph Engel	Max-Planck-Institute for Research on Collective Goods, University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Hendrik Hakenes	University of Bonn
Prof. Martin Hellwig, Ph.D.	Max-Planck-Institute for Research on Collective Goods, University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Svenja Hippel	University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. iur. Jens Koch	University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. iur. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider	University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. iur. Matthias Weller	University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. iur. Daniel Zimmer, LL.M.	University of Bonn

Aktuelles

On Thursday, 23. June 2022 at 12:15 pm, Michael Adams from the University of Hamburg will be giving a presentation on the topic "Freigabe von Cannabisprodukten". Find out more here.

In a newly published article in the economic magazine brand eins titled „Sie Verhinderer!“ „Sie Ignorant!“ the author questions the counteraction of the legal and economic fields. Find out more here.

Since October 1st 2021 Prof. Dr. Svenja Hippel has taken over the professorship in Law and Economics. More information can be found here.