Alan Miller, Western University

Research

Law and economics community standards axioms social choice shareholder voting multimember courts.law and economics, community standards, axioms, social choice, shareholder voting, multimember courts.

Latest funding

Ratio Decidendi and the Doctrinal Paradox
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$421,774
Economic competition and political power
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$26,925
Human-Centred Digital Innovation for Ethical and Trusted Data Governance
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$125,000

All 5 grants and awards

Ratio Decidendi and the Doctrinal Paradox

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Miller, Alan D.

$421,774

Economic competition and political power

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ducci, Francesco

Keywords: Competition; Antitrust; Law; Economics; Politics; Power; Monopoly; Digital

$26,925

Human-Centred Digital Innovation for Ethical and Trusted Data Governance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Wang, Xianbin

Keywords: Connected Society; Internet of Things; Trusted Data Governance; Ethical Data Handling; Law and Technology; Human-Centred Design; Process and Protocol Verification; Trust Management; Digital Innovation; Privacy Protection

$125,000

Law and Economics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Miller, Alan

Keywords: Law and economics; community standards; axioms; social choice; shareholder voting; multimember courts.

$455,000

Law and Economics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Miller, Alan

$145,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Law and economics Dear Professor Miller, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on law and economics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Ratio Decidendi and the Doctrinal Paradox" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]