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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Guido Calabresi

Who

Guido Calabresi · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Founder of law and economics and federal judge; author of 'The Costs of Accidents'

When

1932, Milan, Italy

Where

Italy · United States

Biography

Guido Calabresi is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder of law and economics and federal judge; author of 'The Costs of Accidents'

How & why

Guido Calabresi is a founder of the law-and-economics movement whose book 'The Costs of Accidents' (1970) reframed tort law around the efficient allocation of risk; he served as dean of Yale Law School and as a U.S. federal appeals judge. Born into an Italian Jewish family that fled Fascist racial laws in 1939, his Jewish origin is documented. He is Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence

Contributions & Sources

Founder of law and economics and federal judge; author of 'The Costs of Accidents'

1932

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence