Short answers, pulled from the story.
Aaron Director opened the doors to a new academic conversation in 1958 at the University of Chicago. He established The Journal of Law and Economics as a platform for economic analysis of regulation.
Ronald Coase joined him later to serve as co-editor alongside Director. Their collaboration created a space where legal scholars could examine how firms behave under government rules.
Today the journal operates under the direct sponsorship of the university's law faculty. The University of Chicago Law School now sponsors the publication that began with two founders.
Articles appear on the political economy of legislation and legislative processes every issue. Researchers publish work on corporate finance and governance alongside studies of industrial organization.
Journal Citation Reports listed a 2024 impact factor of 1.5 for this academic periodical. That number reflects how often other scholars cite articles published in the journal during the preceding years.