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APPEAL
Association for the Promotion of Political Economy and the Law

Welcome to Appeal!


APPEAL welcomes members to join us in advancing law and political economy through research, education and policy.  Our interests and goals include:

  • Understanding the economy as a system interconnected with law and government
  • Questioning policies and theories that assume self-regulating or optimizing markets
  • Expanding the possibilities for policies responding to inequality, insecurity, and environmental destruction
  • Developing a law and economics that enhances democracy, justice, along with inclusive and sustainable prosperity.
APPEAL is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 

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We welcome members interested in supporting our goals.  We offer members opportunities for:
  • Networking: share your interests, resources, and expertise through member profiles on this website and receive APPEAL new and information.
  • Collaboration and exchange: participate in APPEAL events and projects.
  • Advancing and organizing: help build support and visibility for approaches to law and economics that respond to urgent contemporary challenges.
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Events


The April workshop is POSTPONED due to public health concerns related to the coronavirus.  We hope to reschedule in September 2020.

2020 Workshop: POSTPONED
Law and Political Economy: Meeting the Challenges of Our Times.
Sarah Lawrence College
April 24-25

Co-sponsored by INET YSI and Sarah Lawrence Economics Dept.
See here for call for participation and submissions

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Past Event: APPEAL's
5th Annual Workshop:

Policy Options for the 21stCentury 

June 2-4, 2019 

University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law

2019 Workshop Program



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Past Event:
APPEAL-PERI 2018 Workshop: Connecting Ideas and Policies for Change

Hosted and Co-Sponsored by the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
June 13-15, 2018

2018 APPEAL-PERI Workshop Program and 2018 Workshop: Lightning Rounds and Breakout Sessions 

Engaged Scholarship in Law & Economics Workshop 
University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law June 15-16, 2017

2017 Workshop Program



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Bibliography and Resource Bank:  Help us build a Law and Political Economy resource bank for our website and for public distribution.  Please take a few minutes to list your work and ideas on this questionnaire.

Resource Bank Questionnaire


Video:  "Five Things They Don’t Tell You About Law & Economics", presented at the 2017 Festival of New Economic Thinking, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, UK.
YouTube   https://youtu.be/qoak05emri4