Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
  • J.D., Harvard University 2005
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • The Impact of Exempting Medical Providers from Malpractice Protection awarded by National Bureau of Economic Research 2016 - 2018
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "Irrational Ignorance at the Patent Office(Accepted)." Vanderbilt Law Review 72 (2019).  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, Elsamadicy, A, Sergesketter, A, and Lad, S. "Review of Neurosurgery Medical Professional Liability Claims in the United States." Neurosurgery 83, no. 5 (2018): 997-1006.
    • Frakes, M, Chandra, A, and Malani, A. "Challenges to Reducing Discrimination and Health Inequity Through Existing Civil Rights Laws." Health Affairs 36, no. 6 (2017): 1041-1047.
    • Frakes, M, and Koehlmoos, J. "Defensive Medicine: Evidence from Military Immunity (In preparation)." (2017).
    • Frakes, M, and Seabury, S. "The Effect of Malpractice Law on Physician Supply: Evidence from Negligence-Standard Reforms." (2017).  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "Empirical Scholarship on the Prosecution Process at the U.S. Patent Office (Accepted)." (2017).  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "Knowledge Spillovers and Learning in the Workplace: Evidence from the U.S. Patent Office." (2017).  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, Chandra, A, and Malani, A. "Civil Rights Legislation and Racial Disparities in Health Care (In preparation)." (2016).
    • Frakes, M, Frank, M, and Seabury, S. "The Impact of National Medical Liability Standards on Local Access to Physician Services (In preparation)." (2016).
    • Frakes, M, and Gruber, J. "The Effects of Medical Liability Immunities: Evidence from the Military Health System (In preparation)." (2016).
    • Frakes, M, and Jena, A. "Does Medical Malpractice Law Improve Health Care Quality?." Journal of Public Economics 143 (2016): 142-158.  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, and Jena, A. "Racial Disparities in Health Care: Geographic Causes and the Impact of Geographical Standardization in Malpractice Standard of Care Rules (In preparation)." (2016).
    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "Is the Time Allocated to Review Patent Applications Inducing Examiners to Grant Invalid Patents? Evidence from Micro-Level Application Data (Accepted)." Review of Economics and Statistics (2016).
    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "Patent Office Cohorts." Duke Law Journal 65 (2016): 1601-1655.  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M. "Procrastination in the Workplace: Evidence from the U.S. Patent Office (In preparation)." (2016).  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, Frank, M, and Seabury, S. "Do Physicians Respond to Liability Standards?." Journal of Institutional & Theoretical Economics 171, no. 1 (2015): 58-77.
    • Frakes, M, and Harding, M. "The Effect of Statutory Rape Laws on Teen Birth Rates." American Law & Economics Review 17, no. 2 (2015): 409-461.  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "Does the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grant Too Many Bad Patents?: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment." Stanford Law Review 67 (2015): 613-676.  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M. "The Surprising Relevance of Medical Malpractice Law." University of Chicago Law Review 82 (2015): 317-391.  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "The Failed Promise of User Fees: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office." Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 11, no. 4 (2014): 602-636.
    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "Does Agency Funding Affect Decisionmaking?: An Empirical Assessment of the PTO's Granting Patterns." Vanderbilt Law Review 66 (2013): 67-125.  Link to Item
    • 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 103, no. 1 (2013): 257-276.  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M. "Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices." Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 9, no. 3 (2012): 457-481.  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, and Harding, M. "The Deterrent Effect of Death Penalty Eligibility: Evidence from the Adoption of Child Murder Eligibility Factors." American Law & Economics Review 11 (2009): 451-497.
    • Frakes, M. "Classified Boards and Firm Value." Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 32 (2007): 113-158.  Link to Item
    • Frakes, M, and Gruber, J. "Does Falling Smoking Lead to Rising Obesity?." Journal of Health Economics 25 (2006): 183-197.

  • Book Sections

    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. "Do Patent Lawsuits Target Invalid Patents (Accepted)." In Selection and Decision in the Judicial Process Around the World: Empirical Inquiries. Cambridge University Press, 2018. (Chapter)
    • Frakes, M, Franks, M, and Rozema, K. "The Economics of Healthcare Rationing." In The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Health Law, 914-933. 2017. (Chapter)  Link to Item

  • Reports

    • Frakes, M, and Wasserman, M. Decreasing the Patent Office’s Incentives to Grant Invalid Patents. 2017.  Link to Item
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • LAW 180: Torts 2018
  • LAW 569: Health Law Colloquium 2018
  • LAW 618: Readings: Introduction to Health Law & Policy – What’s a Needle? and Other Foundation Questions 2018
  • LAW 347: Health Care Law and Policy 2017
  • LAW 347S: Healthcare Law & Policy Course Plus 2017

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