Alma Cohen

Alma Cohen is a Professor of Empirical Practice and Traphagen Senior Fellow in Law and Economics at Harvard Law School, with affiliations at Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

• Research Interests: Corporate governance, insurance economics, judicial decision-making, political economy, risk preferences, and public policy.
• Scientific Awards:
  • Traphagen Senior Fellow in Law and Economics
  • ECGI Fellow
  • CEPR Fellow
  • NBER Research Associate
• Article Trends: Focus on corporate governance (e.g., staggered boards, executive compensation), judicial behavior (e.g., political influence, sentencing disparities), insurance (e.g., adverse selection, deductible design), and behavioral economics (e.g., nudges, gender-neutral language).