Welcome! I am the Class of 1965 Assistant Professor at Berkeley Law School.
My work focuses on the law and economics of households and small businesses. I use empirical methods to illuminate how law can improve the lives of ordinary people, covering areas such as the licensing of small businesses, securitized lending, legal mechanisms for protecting retail investors, the role of mortgage servicers in household financial distress, and the effect of public pension policies on annuity markets. I teach courses on contracts, financial regulation, consumer law, and economic justice as well as law and economics. Prior to joining Berkeley Law in 2019, I was a Bigelow Fellow and NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago. I have a PhD in Economics from MIT and a JD from Yale.