Morten Hviid

Morten Hviid is Emeritus Professor of Law specialising in competition law, contract law, tort law and the economics approach to law. He joined UEA Law School in September 2004 and retired September 2025.

Prior to joining the Law School he held posts in the Economics Departments at University of Copenhagen and University of Warwick and in the School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia.

Morten is a founding member of the Centre for Competition Policy and was from August 2011 to December 2018 its Director. He is a Honorary Professor at CREATe [Centre for Regulation of the Creative Economy] at the University of Glasgow (2025-2028).

Morten holds an MA and a PhD in Economics from University of Warwick as well as an economic degree from University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is a former editor of the Journal of Industrial Economics and associate editor of the International Journal of Industrial Organization.

My current research is focused on:  

• Policy arguments used in tort cases;
• The effects of digitalisation and AI on IP law in general with a focus on the creative industries.
• Danish cooperatives 1882-1915

EU and UK Competition Law and Competition Policy; Economic analysis of Tort; Economic analysis of contract law.