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The Center for the Economic Analysis of Law (CEAL) is a non-profit research institute that provides legal and economic analysis of public policy issues. It emphasizes the economic analysis of legal policy options and the development of alternative legal approaches that have more desirable economic consequences. CEAL undertakes these projects under contract with governments, international agencies, and non-governmental bodies or, where appropriate, from its own resources. CEAL has projects underway with the Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Organization of American States, the U.S. Library of Congress (GLIN) the Government of Nicaragua, and the Harvard Law School.

For 1999, CEAL's work program will focus on the legal and regulatory framework for private lending; and for commercial, civil, and voter registration systems.

I. Lending and Access to Credit:

This work includes the environment for secured loans and guarantees -- using both personal property and real estate as collateral. As extensions of this work, CEAL plans efforts on the impact of the legal and regulatory environment on access to credit by the poor; the effects of laws and regulations on investment and production decisions that affect land use, conservation, and timber; and the modernization and linking of legal registry systems.

II. Commercial, Civil and Voter Registration:

In these projects, CEAL analyzes the public policy issues involved in different legal and regulatory frameworks for registration. These analyses are typically economic and use teams that include both economists and attorneys. CEAL applies similar evaluation techniques to technical proposals for reform of these registration systems.

III. CEAL's Research Associates:

Willem Buiter, Professor of Economics, Cambridge University
Ronald C.C. Cuming, Professor Law, University of Saskatchewan
Heywood Fleisig, Economist, Washington, DC
Alejandro Garro, Professor of Law, Columbia University
Lance Girton, Professor Economics, University of Utah
Roberto A. Muguillo, Mascheroni, Couso & Muguillo, Buenos Aires
Nuria de la Peņa, Attorney, Washington, DC
J.A. Spanogle, Professor of Law, The George Washington University
Peter A. Winship, Professor of Law, Southern Methodist UniversityProjects Underway:

IV. Projects Underway:

CEAL and its associates are actively involved in projects in the following countries:

CEAL and its associates have completed projects in these countries:

V. Further Information:

For further information about CEAL and a list of its publications, contact the Administrative office at the address below or by E-mail at CEAL@CEAL.ORG. Many of CEAL’s publications and draft laws are available at its website, www.ceal.org.

last updated 3/15/99