Richard R.W. Brooks

Richard R.W. Brooks is the Emilie M. Bullowa Professor of Law at New York University. Brooks’ scholarly approach combines economics, game theory and legal analytical methods from private law fields—such as contract, property, fiduciary and corporate law—to study social organization more broadly.

Brooks has published numerous books and articles that analyze behavior through the lens of economics, custom, and law. His most recent book, Saving the Neighborhood: Racially Restrictive Covenants, Law, and Social Norms, (coauthored with Carol Rose) examines the history and enduring legacy of racially restrictive property agreements (or racial covenants). Brooks’ work also includes articles about contract law and theory, experimental economics, the economics of environmental law, fairness, and perceptions of the legal system.

Brooks holds a BA from Cornell University, an MA from the University of California at Berkeley, a JD from The University of Chicago Law School, and a PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.