Dr. Kathryn Spier

Professor

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Biography

Kathryn E. Spier is the Domenico De Sole Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. She earned her PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989 and a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Yale University in 1985. Prior to her appointment at Harvard, she was a professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, where she held the title of Richard M. Paget Distinguished Professor. In addition to her teaching roles, she has served as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and held numerous editorial positions including co-editor of the RAND Journal of Economics and associate editor of the American Economic Review. Her research interests cover a broad range of topics within law and economics, particularly economic analysis of litigation, contracts, tort law, antitrust, and business organization. She has published extensively in these fields and has served as President of the American Law and Economics Association.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Associate

— Present

National Bureau of Economic Research • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Richard M. Paget Distinguished Professor

— Present

Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University • Evanston, Illinois, United States

Professor of Law

— Present

Northwestern University • Chicago, Illinois, United States

Associate Professor/Full Professor

— Present

Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University • United States

Assistant/Associate Professor

— Present

Department of Economics, Harvard University • United States

Visiting Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Chicago GSB • United States

Olin Fellow

— Present

University of Chicago Law School • United States

Awards

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Honorary Doctorate

2023-11-01
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Garvin Prize

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NSF Graduate Fellowship

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Laun Honor Award

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Searle Fund Grant

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National Science Foundation Grant

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.