Canonical Works

TitleAuthorsYearVenuePrimary TopicsSecondary Topics
The Generative Reasonable PersonYonathan A. Arbel2026BYU Law Reviewartificial-intelligence-and-law, empirical-legal-studiescontracts
Racing to Safety: Tax Policy for AI Safety-by-DesignYonathan A. Arbel, Mirit Eyal2026SMU Law Reviewai-regulation, artificial-intelligence-and-law
Judicial Economy in the Age of AIYonathan A. Arbel2025Colorado Law Reviewartificial-intelligence-and-law, ai-regulationprivate-law
Truth Bounties: A Market Solution to Fake NewsYonathan A. Arbel, Michael D. Gilbert2024North Carolina Law Reviewdefamation-and-speechprivate-law
Time and Contract InterpretationYonathan A. Arbel2024Research Handbook on Law and Timecontractsprivate-law
The Readability of Contracts: Big Data AnalysisYonathan A. Arbel2024Journal of Empirical Legal Studiescontracts, consumer-law, empirical-legal-studies
Systemic Regulation of AIYonathan A. Arbel, Matthew Tokson, Albert Lin2024Arizona State Law Journalai-regulation, artificial-intelligence-and-lawprivate-law
How Smart Are Smart Readers? LLMs and the Future of the No-Reading ProblemYonathan A. Arbel, Shmuel I. Becher2024Cambridge Handbook on Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Commercial Law and Technologyartificial-intelligence-and-law, contracts, consumer-lawempirical-legal-studies
Generative InterpretationYonathan A. Arbel, David Hoffman2024NYU Law Reviewartificial-intelligence-and-law, contractsempirical-legal-studies
A Status Theory of Defamation LawYonathan A. Arbel2024UC Irvine Law Reviewdefamation-and-speechprivate-law
On the Scales of Private Law: Nano ContractsYonathan A. Arbel2023Harvard Journal of Law & Technologycontracts, private-lawartificial-intelligence-and-law
Defamation with Bayesian AudiencesYonathan A. Arbel, Murat C. Mungan2023Journal of Legal Studiesdefamation-and-speechprivate-law
Contracts in the Age of Smart ReadersYonathan A. Arbel, Shmuel I. Becher2022George Washington Law Reviewartificial-intelligence-and-law, contracts, consumer-lawprivate-law
Theory of the Nudnik: The Future of Consumer Activism and What We Can Do to Stop ItYonathan A. Arbel, Roy Shapira2020Vanderbilt Law Reviewconsumer-lawprivate-law
Slicing Defamation by ContractYonathan A. Arbel2020Chicago Law Review Onlinedefamation-and-speechcontracts, private-law
Reputation Failure: The Limits of Market Discipline in Consumer MarketsYonathan A. Arbel2020Wake Forest Law Reviewconsumer-lawprivate-law
Regulating Information With Bayesian AudiencesYonathan A. Arbel, Murat C. Mungan2020Journal of Legal Studiesdefamation-and-speechprivate-law
PaydayYonathan A. Arbel2020Washington University Law Reviewconsumer-law, private-lawcontracts
Consumer Activism: From the Informed Minority to the Crusading MinorityYonathan A. Arbel, Roy Shapira2020DePaul Law Reviewconsumer-lawprivate-law
ALL-CAPSYonathan A. Arbel2020Journal of Empirical Legal Studiescontracts, consumer-law, empirical-legal-studies
The Case Against Expanding Defamation LawsYonathan A. Arbel2019Alabama Law Reviewdefamation-and-speechprivate-law
Book Review: Civil JusticeYonathan A. Arbel2018Civil Justice Quarterlyprivate-law
Adminization: Gatekeeping Consumer ContractsYonathan A. Arbel2018Vanderbilt Law Reviewcontracts, consumer-lawprivate-law
Tort Reform Through the Backdoor: A Critique of Law and ApologiesYonathan A. Arbel2016Southern California Law Reviewprivate-law
Shielding of Assets and Lending ContractsYonathan A. Arbel2016International Review of Law & Economicscontracts, private-law
Contract Remedies in Action: Specific PerformanceYonathan A. Arbel2015West Virginia Law Reviewcontracts, empirical-legal-studiesprivate-law