Ezra Friedman

Assistant Professor of Law

Phone: (312) 503-0230
E-mail: ezra-friedman@law.northwestern.edu

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Ezra Friedman received a BA in economics from Haverford College, a JD from Yale Law School, and a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Northwestern Law, Friedman served as a visiting lecturer at Yale University and a staff economist at the Federal Trade Commission.

COURSES

Searle Colloquium: Law and Economics

Torts

PUBLICATIONS

Recent Publications

Chilling, Settlement, and the Accuracy of the Legal System , 26 Journal of Law, Economics and Organization , Spring 2010
No Free Lunch: How Settlement Can Reduce the Legal System’s Ability to Induce Efficient Behavior , 61 SMU LAW REVIEW 1355-1376 , 2008
Bayesian Juries and the Limits to Deterrence , 22 Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 70-86, April 2006
Adverse Selection as a Barrier to Entry in the Banking Industry, 30 Rand Journal of Economics 515-534, Autumn 1999

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EDUCATION

BA, Haverford College
PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 1998
JD Candidate, Yale Law School, Expected Graduation May 2008

PRIOR APPOINTMENTS

Visiting Lecturer in Law (Jan 2006—June 2006), Yale Law School
Visiting Lecturer, Yale University (Sept 2002—June 2006)
Staff Economist, Federal Trade Commission
Oct. 1999—July 2002