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Yuval Feldman is a prominent Professor at Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Law in Israel, where he has established himself as a leading scholar in behavioral ethics and law. His work bridges legal theory with psychological insights to examine how people actually behave in legal contexts rather than how traditional legal theory assumes they will behave. Feldman's research spans multiple institutions through collaborations with scholars from Hebrew University, University of San Diego, Harvard Law School, and other international institutions.
Feldman's research interests focus on the intersection of behavioral ethics, law, and psychology. His work examines how subtle psychological factors influence compliance with legal norms, the effectiveness of different regulatory approaches, and how organizations can design systems that account for human ethical limitations. He has made significant contributions to understanding 'bounded ethicality' - the concept that even good people routinely engage in unethical behavior without awareness due to cognitive limitations and situational factors. His research has practical implications for regulatory design across multiple domains including corporate governance, environmental policy, and consumer protection.
Analysis of Feldman's most recent publications reveals a consistent focus on how behavioral insights can improve legal and regulatory systems. His work demonstrates how traditional legal assumptions about rational actors need updating with psychological evidence about actual human behavior. Recent articles show increasing attention to polarization's impact on compliance, the role of social identity in legal obedience, and how trust mediates regulatory effectiveness. His scholarship consistently applies experimental methods to test theoretical propositions about law's influence on behavior.
Feldman is best known for his book 'The Law of Good People: Challenging States' Ability to Regulate Humane Behavior' (Cambridge University Press, 2018), which synthesizes his research on how legal systems can better account for the psychology of ordinary unethicality. His work has been published in top law reviews including Northwestern University Law Review, Harvard Public Law Working Paper series, and Texas Law Review.
Through extensive collaborations with interdisciplinary scholars, Feldman has developed innovative approaches to studying legal compliance that integrate experimental methodologies from psychology with traditional legal scholarship. His research program demonstrates how understanding the psychological mechanisms behind rule-following can lead to more effective regulatory design that acknowledges human cognitive limitations while promoting ethical behavior.
