Ezra Friedman
Professor of Law
Phone
(312) 503-0230
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Assistant
Shona Bonds
Assistant Phone
(312) 503-4852
Assistant Email
shona-bonds@law.northwestern.edu
Biography
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 Pritzker Law, Friedman served as a visiting lecturer at Yale University and a staff economist at the Federal Trade Commission.
Selected Publications
- A New Angle on Rules versus Standards, 16 American Law & Economics Review 499 (2014) (Co-authored by: Abraham L. Wickelgren).
- Competition and Unconscionability, 15 American Law & Economics Review 443 (2013).
- Competition Policy and Financial Distress, Northwestern Law & Economics Research Paper No. 10-08 (2010) (Co-authored by: Marco Ottaviani).
- Chilling, Settlement, and the Accuracy of the Legal System, 26 Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization 144 (2010) (Co-authored by: Abraham L. Wickelgren).
- No Free Lunch: How Settlement Can Reduce the Legal System's Ability to Induce Efficient Behavior, 61 SMU Law Review 1355 (2008) (Co-authored by: Abraham L. Wickelgren).
- Bayesian Jurors and the Limits to Deterrence, 22 Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization 70 (2006) (Co-authored by: Abraham L. Wickelgren).
- Adverse Selection as a Barrier to Entry in the Banking Industry, 30 Rand Journal of Economics 515 (1999) (Co-authored by: Giovanni Dell’Ariccia & Robert Marquez).
Education
- BA, Haverford College
- PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- JD, Yale Law School
Prior Appointments
- Associate Dean of Curriculum, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Benjamin Mazur Summer Research Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- Associate Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- Assistant Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- Visiting Lecturer in Law, Jan 2006-June 2006, Yale Law School
- Visiting Lecturer, Sept 2002-June 2006, Yale University
- Staff Economist, Oct. 1999-July 2002, Federal Trade Commission