Christine Jolls

Christine Jolls is the Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor of Law and Organization at Yale Law School (on leave, spring 2025). She also directs the Law and Economics Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Her expertise spans employment law, behavioral law and economics, government administration, and consumer protection. She has held prestigious roles, including Supreme Court law clerk, and has been recognized with awards such as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership and the Robert M. Golden Medal.

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995
• J.D., Harvard Law School, 1993 (magna cum laude)
• B.A., Stanford University, 1989 (Phi Beta Kappa)

Her research emphasizes behavioral law and economics, exploring how cognitive biases affect legal policies and consumer protections. She has contributed to frameworks addressing administrative law, employment discrimination, and privacy regulations. Her work bridges legal theory with empirical economic analysis.

Awards and Honors:

• United States Presidential Scholar (1989)
• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow
• Robert M. Golden Medal (Stanford University)
• Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

No grants or advising records are explicitly detailed in the provided texts. She teaches courses such as Rationality and Choice (with Amartya Sen) and Information Privacy Law, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to legal education.