#  Crystal S. Yang 

Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

PhD in Economics and JD, Harvard Law School, 2013

 

 

 



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 *Research interests*: Empirical law and economics, particularly in the areas of criminal justice and consumer bankruptcy.

   
Olin Fellow and Instructor of Law, University of Chicago Law School, 2013-2014.

 *Winner John M. Olin Prize for best paper in law and economics for “Free At Last? Judicial Discretion and Racial Disparities in Federal Sentencing,” 2013.*



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Alumni department
    
     [Economics](/alumni-department/economics)
- ## Alumni year
    
     [2013](/alumni-year/2013)
- ## Faculty department
    
     [Harvard Law School](/faculty-department/harvard-law-school)
- ## Roles
    
     [Faculty and staff](/facultyall) [PhD Alumni](/alumni)