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MICHAEL FRAKES

2015

Articles

  • The Surprising Relevance of Medical Malpractice Law, 82 University of Chicago Law Review 317 (2015).
  • Does the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grant Too Many Bad Patents?: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment, 67 Stanford Law Review 613 (2015).

2014

Articles

  • Does the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grant Too Many Bad Patents?: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment, 67 Stanford Law Review (forthcoming 2015) (Co-authored by: Melissa Wasserman).
  • The Surprising Relevance of Medical Malpractice Law, 82 University of Chicago Law Review (forthcoming 2015).

2013

Articles

  • The Impact of Medical Liability Standards on Regional Variations in Physician Behavior: Evidence from the Adoption of National-Standard Rules, 103 American Economic Review 1 (2013).
  • Does Agency Funding Affect Decisionmaking?: An Empirical Assessment of the PTO's Granting Patterns, 66 Vanderbilt Law Review 67 (2013) (Co-authored by: Melissa Wasserman).

2012

Articles

  • Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices, 9 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 457 (2012).

2006

Articles

  • Does Falling Smoking Lead to Rising Obesity?, 25 Journal of Health Economics 183 (2006) (Co-authored by: Jonathan Gruber).