In 2010, the board of the American Law and Economics Association established the Ronald H. Coase medal to be awarded bi-annually in recognition of major contributions to the field of law and economics. Recipient lectures are published in the American Law and Economics Review.
2010 Recipient: The Honorable Judge Richard A. Posner
2012 Recipient: The Honorable Judge Guido Calabresi
2014 Recipient: Professor Steven Shavell
2016 Recipient: Professor Robert C. Ellickson
2018 Recipient: Professor Robert D. Cooter
2020 Recipient: Professor Roberta Romano
2022 Recipient: Professor Louis Kaplow