Jed Stiglitz

Welcome! I am a professor at Cornell Law School. I received a JD from Stanford Law School, a PhD from Stanford University, and a BA from Pomona College. My research and teaching focus on empirical methods and public law.

Curriculum Vitae

Research

Jurisprudence and Language Models

Modeling Legal Reasoning: LM Annotation at the Edge of Human Agreement, EMNLP 2023. With Roz Thalken, David Mimno, Matthew Wilkens
Historical Trends in Macro-Jurisprudence: A Language Model Assessment, 1870-2023, University of Maryland Law Review (forthcoming). With Roz Thalken
Understanding Change in Jurisprudence. With Roz Thalken
Learning How to Use Large Language Models for Empirical Legal Research, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Administrative Procedures

New Book: The Reasoning State, Cambridge University Press
Empty Reasons? Journal of Legal Studies (forthcoming)

Online Appendix

Nationwide Injunctions and Federal Regulatory Programs, Administrative Conference of the United States. With Zach Clopton and Mila Sohoni.
Reason-Giving and Rent-Seeking, Law and Economic Development (eds., Ajit Mishra & Kaushik Basu)
Observability and Reasoned Discourse. With Aviv Caspi
Measuring Discourse by Algorithm, International Review of Law and Economics. With Aviv Caspi
Regulatory Bundling,Yale Law Journal. With Jennifer Nou
Delegating for Trust, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
Cost-Benefit Analysis and Public Trust, Supreme Court Economic Review
Forces of Federalism, Safety Nets, and Waivers, Theoretical Inquiries in Law
Strategic Rulemaking Disclosure, Southern California Law Review. With Jennifer Nou
Democratic Rulemaking, Oxford Handbook of Law and Economics. With John de Figueiredo

Constitutional Law and Separation of Powers

The Limits of Judicial Control and the Non-delegation Doctrine, Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization

Online Appendix

Constitutional Folk Theories as a Guide to Constitutional Values?, Journal of Legal Studies
Unaccountable Midnight Rulemaking?, NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
Unitary Innovations and Political Accountability, Cornell Law Review
Executive Opportunism, Presidential Signing Statements, and the Separation of Powers, Journal of Legal Analysis. With Barry Weingast and Dan Rodriguez
Signing Statements and Presidentializing Legislative History, Administrative Law Review. With John de Figueiredo

Legislation and Elections

Appointment Politics and the Ideological Composition of the Judiciary, Legislative Studies Quarterly
Agenda Control in Congress: Evidence from Cutpoint Estimates and Ideal Point Uncertainty, Legislative Studies Quarterly. With Barry Weingast
The Reputational Premium, Princeton University Press. With Paul Sniderman

Misc. & Inactive Papers