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Lewis Kornhauser

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Lewis Kornhauser · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Law-and-economics scholar; co-authored 'Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law'

When

1979

Where

United States

Biography

Lewis Kornhauser is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Law-and-economics scholar; co-authored 'Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law'

How & why

Lewis A. Kornhauser is an American law-and-economics scholar and professor at New York University School of Law who, with Robert Mnookin, co-authored the landmark 1979 article 'Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Divorce,' among the most-cited law review articles of all time. He is listed among Jewish scholars by Jewish biographical sources, though his own biographies do not detail his religious identity.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish authorship among the 100 most-cited law review articles

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Law-and-economics scholar; co-authored 'Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law'

1979

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish authorship among the 100 most-cited law review articles