Eric Helland
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Eric Helland is a Professor, Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
, at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate University
, and Senior Economist, Institute for Civil Justice, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
Helland holds a B.A. (1991) from the University of Missouri
and an M.A (1992) and Ph.D. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis
(1995). Helland is a member of the Board of Directors of the UCLA Center for Governance. He is the recipient of the Robert H. Durr Award from the Midwest Political Science Association and the Dean's Teaching Award from Ball State University
. He has been Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisors and Visiting Professor of Economics at the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State at the University of Chicago
. From 2003 to 2004 he worked as the Senior Staff Economist on the Council of Economic Advisers
.
He holds professional associations with American Economic Association
, Society for Empirical Legal Studies, and the American Law and Economics Association
. His articles have appeared in such scholarly journal as the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
, Journal of Legal Studies, and Review of Economics and Statistics
.
The Robert Day School
The Robert Day School of Economics and Finance at Claremont McKenna College is home to the prestigious Master's Program in Finance, undergraduate programs in Economics and Economics-Accounting, and the Robert Day Scholars Program, which sponsors generous fellowships for both undergraduate and...
, at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University is a private, all-graduate research university located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
, and Senior Economist, Institute for Civil Justice, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
Helland holds a B.A. (1991) from the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
and an M.A (1992) and Ph.D. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
(1995). Helland is a member of the Board of Directors of the UCLA Center for Governance. He is the recipient of the Robert H. Durr Award from the Midwest Political Science Association and the Dean's Teaching Award from Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
. He has been Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisors and Visiting Professor of Economics at the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. From 2003 to 2004 he worked as the Senior Staff Economist on the Council of Economic Advisers
Council of Economic Advisers
The Council of Economic Advisers is an agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy...
.
He holds professional associations with American Economic Association
American Economic Association
The American Economic Association, or AEA, is a learned society in the field of economics, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It publishes one of the most prestigious academic journals in economics: the American Economic Review...
, Society for Empirical Legal Studies, and the American Law and Economics Association
American Law and Economics Association
The American Law and Economics Association , a United States organization founded in 1991, is focused on the advancement of economic understanding of law, and related areas of public policy and regulation. It promotes research in law and economics. The association was co-founded by George Priest,...
. His articles have appeared in such scholarly journal as the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
The Journal of Environmental Economics and Management is a peer-reviewed academic journal of environmental economics published six times per year. It is the official journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and publishes theoretical and empirical papers concerned with the...
, Journal of Legal Studies, and Review of Economics and Statistics
Review of Economics and Statistics
The Review of Economics and Statistics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal specializing in applied quantitative economics, now called econometrics. It was founded in 1917 and first published as The Review of Economic Statistics in 1919...
.
Selected works
- The optimal jury size when jury deliberation follows a random walk (with Yaron Raviv, "Public Choice" 134 (3-4): 255-262, 2008)
- The Tradeoffs between Regulation and Class Actions: Evidence from Insurance Litigation (with Jon Klick, "Journal of Tort Law" 1(3): Article 2, 2008)
- Court Congestion as an Explanation for Rising Attorney Fees (with Jonathan Klick, "Journal of Legal Studies" 36(1):1-17, 2007)
- Is Corporate Philanthropy an Agency Cost? (with Janet Smith and Bill Brown, "Journal of Corporate Finance" 12: 855-877, 2006)
- Reputational Penalties and the Merits of Class Action Securities Litigation ("Journal of Law and Economics" 49(2):365-395, 2006)
- Data Watch: Tort-uring the Data (with Jonathan Klick and Alex Tabarrok, "Journal of Economic Perspectives" 19(2):207-220, 2005)
- The Fugitive: Evidence on Public versus Private Law Enforcement from Bail Jumping (with Alex Tabarrok, "Journal of Law and Economics" 47(1):93-122, 2004)
- Regulation and the Evolution of Corporate Boards: Monitoring, Advising or Window Dressing? (with Mike Sykuta, "Journal of Law and Economics" 47(1):167-193, 2004)