Registration for GLEA 2026 is now open.
The 23rd annual conference of the German Law and Economics Association (GLEA), takes place on July 16–17, 2026 at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg, Germany. GLEA 2026 will feature papers from all areas and methodological approaches in law and economics. The conference will feature keynote presentations, by Anna Bindler and Eberhard Feess.
The conference fee is €170; for doctoral researchers and students, a reduced fee of €90 applies. Please use the registration form.
Another highlight of this year’s program is the pre-conference workshop on “LLMs for Large-Scale Data Collection” on July 15, 2026, taught by Felix Ringe. Attendance requires payment of an extra €40 fee and separate registration (subject to availability).
We look forward to bringing together scholars across disciplines for lively discussion at the intersection of law and economics. Please see the conference website of the local organizers and the Call for Papers (PDF version) for additional information.

