Edgardo Buscaglia

Who is Edgardo Buscaglia?

Dr. Edgardo Buscaglia is an internationally well-known scholar and practitioner within the field of law and economics highly regarded as one of the intellectual founders of a scientific discipline known as "Legal and Economic Analysis of Development" and as such he has co-founded the InterAmerican and Iberian Law and Economics Association. As a symbol of his achievements, an annual award carries his name.

Since 1990, Dr. Buscaglia studies the impact of legal and judicial frameworks on economic development and the economic analysis of organized crime and associated corruption. As such, he has directed field research and provided international assistance for international organizations on the economic analysis of judicial and civil society sectors in 109 countries within Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East