Christine M. Jolls
Encyclopedia
Christine Jolls is the Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor of Law and Organization at Yale Law School
, where she has been on the faculty since 2006. In addition to being a leader in the emerging theory of behavioral law and economics, her areas of research include employment law and contracts. She received her B.A. in Economics from Stanford, a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and her J.D. from Harvard Law School
. She served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
. She taught at Harvard Law School prior to teaching at Yale Law School . She often collaborates with Professor Cass Sunstein
of the University of Chicago
.
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
, where she has been on the faculty since 2006. In addition to being a leader in the emerging theory of behavioral law and economics, her areas of research include employment law and contracts. She received her B.A. in Economics from Stanford, a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
and her J.D. from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. She served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
. She taught at Harvard Law School prior to teaching at Yale Law School . She often collaborates with Professor Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein is an American legal scholar, particularly in the fields of constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, and law and behavioral economics, who currently is the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Obama administration...
of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.