The Asian Law and Economics Association (AsLEA) is now accepting submissions for its 2025 Annual Conference, which will take place from August 13 to 15, 2025, at the City University of Hong Kong, School of Law. This year marks the 20th anniversary of AsLEA, and the conference will focus on the theme “Law, Economics, and Sustainability in Asia.”
The event will host Adriana Robertson (University of Chicago Law School) and Yun-chien Chang (Cornell Law School) as keynote speakers. It will also include a pre-conference Methodology Workshop and an Editors’ Workshop on August 13, 2025. The main conference sessions will be held on August 14-15, 2025. Additionally, the conference will introduce the AsLEA Best Paper Award for Junior Scholars, recognizing outstanding research by early-career scholars.
We welcome submissions on any topic related to law and economics. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2025 April 15, 2025 (11:59 p.m. HKT). Interested applicants are invited to submit their abstract here. Accepted authors will be notified by the end of April.
For submission guidelines and registration details, please refer to the AsLEA 2025 Call for Paper or contact aslea.2025@cityu.edu.hk.
Pre-Conference Workshop (August 13)
Methodology Workshop (2pm to 3:30pm)
In the workshop, Professor Jennifer Arlen, Norma Z. Paige Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, will present the fundamentals of experimental economics methods and discuss the role of experiments in the study of law. The workshop will discuss the criteria for good experimental work and also will introduce recent advances in experimental studies relevant to experimental law and economics. The material is intended for both professors and students seeking an introduction to experimental law and economics either for their own work or to use in evaluating the work of others, as well as for researchers currently conducting experiments interested in learning about recent advances. No prior training in experimental economics is required or assumed.
Editors’ Workshop (4pm to 5:30pm)
In the workshop, the editors will share their views on journal submission and give advice on publication strategy. Confirmed editors include:
Adriana Robertson, Editor, Journal of Legal Studies
Yun-chien Chang, Editor, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
Wenming Xu, Editor, International Review of Law and Economics.