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Publications of Michael D Frakes    :chronological  alphabetical  combined  bibtex listing:

Journal Articles

  1. Frakes, MD; Wasserman, MF, Deadlines Versus Continuous Incentives: Evidence From the Patent Office (2024)
  2. Frakes, MD; Gruber, J; Justicz, TS, Public and Private Options in Practice: The Military Health System, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 15 (2023), pp. 37-74
  3. Frakes, MD, Racial Disparities in Health Care: Geographic Causes and the Impact of Geographic Standardization in Malpractice Standard of Care Rules (2023)
  4. Frakes, MD; Wasserman, MF, Investing in Ex Ante Regulation: Evidence From Pharmaceutical Patent Examination, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 15 no. 3 (2023), pp. 151-183
  5. Frakes, MD; Gruber, J, Racial Concordance and the Quality of Medical Care: Evidence from the Military (2023)
  6. Frakes, MD; Asirvatham, R, Are Constitutional Rights Enough? An Empirical Assessment of Racial Bias in Police Stops, Northwestern University Law Review, vol. 116 no. 6 (2022), pp. 1481-1545
  7. Frakes, M; Gruber, J; Jena, A, Is Great Information Good Enough? Evidence from Physicians as Patients, Journal of Health Economics, vol. 75 (2021), pp. 1-20
  8. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Knowledge Spillovers, Peer Effects, and Telecommuting: Evidence From the U.S. Patent Office, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 198 (2021), pp. 1-17
  9. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Procrastination at the Patent Office?, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 183 no. 183 (2020), pp. 1-12
  10. Frakes, M; Gruber, J, Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices: Evidence from the Military Health System, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, vol. 17 no. 1 (2020), pp. 4-37
  11. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Are There as Many Trademark Offices as Trademark Examiners?, Duke Law Journal, vol. 69 no. 8 (2020), pp. 1807-1853
  12. Frakes, M; Frank, M; Seabury, S, The Effect of Malpractice Law on Physician Supply: Evidence from Negligence-Standard Reforms, Journal of Health Economics, vol. 70 (2020), pp. 1-16
  13. Frakes, M; Mello, M; Blumenkranz, E, Malpractice Liability and Health Care Quality: A Review, JAMA, vol. 323 no. 4 (2020), pp. 352-366
  14. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Empirical Scholarship on the Prosecution Process at the USPTO (2019), pp. 77-91, Edward Elgar Publishing
  15. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Irrational Ignorance at the Patent Office, Vanderbilt Law Review, vol. 72 no. 3 (2019), pp. 975-1030
  16. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Patent Trial and Appeal Board's Consistency-Enhancing Function, Iowa Law Review, vol. 104 no. 5 (2019), pp. 2417-2446
  17. Frakes, M; Gruber, J; Jena, A, Do as the Doctor Says, Not as He or She Does, STAT (2019)
  18. Elsamadicy, AA; Sergesketter, AR; Frakes, MD; Lad, SP, Review of Neurosurgery Medical Professional Liability Claims in the United States., Neurosurgery, vol. 83 no. 5 (November, 2018), pp. 997-1006 [doi]  [abs]
  19. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Is the Time Allocated to Review Patent Applications Inducing Examiners to Grant Invalid Patents? Evidence from Microlevel Application Data, Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 99 no. 3 (2017), pp. 550-563
  20. Frakes, M; Seabury, S, The Effect of Malpractice Law on Physician Supply: Evidence from Negligence-Standard Reforms (2017)
  21. Frakes, M; Chandra, A; Malani, A, Challenges to Reducing Discrimination and Health Inequity Through Existing Civil Rights Laws, Health Affairs, vol. 36 no. 6 (2017), pp. 1041-1047
  22. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Knowledge Spillovers and Learning in the Workplace: Evidence from the U.S. Patent Office (2017)
  23. Frakes, M; Frank, M; Seabury, S, The Impact of National Medical Liability Standards on Local Access to Physician Services (2016)
  24. Frakes, M; Gruber, J, The Effects of Medical Liability Immunities: Evidence from the Military Health System (2016)
  25. Frakes, M; Jena, A, Racial Disparities in Health Care: Geographic Causes and the Impact of Geographical Standardization in Malpractice Standard of Care Rules (2016)
  26. Frakes, M; Chandra, A; Malani, A, Civil Rights Legislation and Racial Disparities in Health Care (2016)
  27. Frakes, M; Jena, A, Does Medical Malpractice Law Improve Health Care Quality?, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 143 (2016), pp. 142-158
  28. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Patent Office Cohorts, Duke Law Journal, vol. 65 (2016), pp. 1601-1655
  29. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Revising Patent Examiner’s Time Allocations, Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Commentaries (2016)
  30. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Reducing Patent Application Backlog to Improve Patent Quality, Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Commentaries (2016)
  31. Frakes, M; Harding, M, The Effect of Statutory Rape Laws on Teen Birth Rates, American Law & Economics Review, vol. 17 no. 2 (2015), pp. 409-461
  32. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Does the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grant Too Many Bad Patents?: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment, Stanford Law Review, vol. 67 (2015), pp. 613-676
  33. Frakes, M, The Surprising Relevance of Medical Malpractice Law, University of Chicago Law Review, vol. 82 (2015), pp. 317-391
  34. Frakes, M; Frank, M; Seabury, S, Do Physicians Respond to Liability Standards?, Journal of Institutional & Theoretical Economics, vol. 171 no. 1 (2015), pp. 58-77
  35. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Improving Patent Quality by Reducing the Patent Office’s Backlog of Applications, The Regulatory Review (2015)
  36. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, The Failed Promise of User Fees: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, vol. 11 no. 4 (2014), pp. 602-636
  37. Frakes, M, The Impact of Medical Liability Standards on Regional Variations in Physician Behavior: Evidence from the Adoption of National-Standard Rules, American Economic Review, vol. 103 no. 1 (2013), pp. 257-276
  38. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Does Agency Funding Affect Decisionmaking?: An Empirical Assessment of the PTO's Granting Patterns, Vanderbilt Law Review, vol. 66 (2013), pp. 67-125
  39. Frakes, M, Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, vol. 9 no. 3 (2012), pp. 457-481
  40. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Evaluating the PTO’s Proposed Fee Structure, The Regulatory Review (2012)
  41. Frakes, M; Harding, M, The Deterrent Effect of Death Penalty Eligibility: Evidence from the Adoption of Child Murder Eligibility Factors, American Law & Economics Review, vol. 11 (2009), pp. 451-497
  42. Frakes, M, Classified Boards and Firm Value, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, vol. 32 (2007), pp. 113-158
  43. Frakes, M; Gruber, J, Does Falling Smoking Lead to Rising Obesity?, Journal of Health Economics, vol. 25 (2006), pp. 183-197

Chapters in Books

  1. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Do Patent Law Suits Target Invalid Patents?, in Selection and Decision in the Judicial Process Around the World: Empirical Inquiries (2019), pp. 6-29, Cambridge University Press
  2. Frakes, M; Franks, M; Rozema, K, The Economics of Healthcare Rationing, in The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Health Law (2017), pp. 914-933

Other

  1. Frakes, M; Wasserman, M, Decreasing the Patent Office’s Incentives to Grant Invalid Patents (2017)
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