Murat C. Mungan
Director, Law & Economics Program
Texas A&M University School of Law
Murat C. Mungan is professor of law and director of the Law & Economics Program at Texas A&M University School of Law and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics.
His research focuses on the economics of criminal law and law enforcement. He also studies antitrust, intellectual property, contracts, and legal procedure, applying economic theory to analyze how legal rules affect deterrence, compliance, and institutional behavior.
Mungan previously served as professor of law at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, where he also directed academic programs and research initiatives in law & economics and antitrust. Before that, he held faculty appointments at Florida State University College of Law, where he progressed from visiting assistant professor to the D’Alemberte Professor of Law and a courtesy professor of economics.
He has served the profession in editorial roles, including as editor of the International Review of Law and Economics and as editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review. He is also an elected member of the Science Academy of Turkey.
He earned a J.D. from George Mason University, a Ph.D. and a master’s in economics from Boston College, and a bachelor’s from Sabanci University.
