Erik Hovenkamp

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Economist and legal scholar

Professor of Law · Cornell Law School

I study competition policy, technology markets, intellectual property, and the economic analysis of law.

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01 / About

Biography

Research at the intersection of law, economics, and technological change.

Erik Hovenkamp is Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. His scholarship focuses on antitrust and competition policy, intellectual property and innovation, law and economics, and industrial organization.

He joined Cornell in 2024 after serving on the faculty of the USC Gould School of Law. Earlier, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Law School and a visiting fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project.

His work has appeared in leading law reviews and peer-reviewed economics journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a J.D. from Northwestern University.

Current appointmentCornell Law School
Professor of Law
EducationNorthwestern University
Ph.D. Economics · J.D.
02 / Research

Areas of focus.

A selection of the core topics that connect my scholarship.

01

Antitrust & competition

Antitrust law and competition economics.

02

Technology & platforms

Digital markets, search, multi-sided platforms, and the economics of network effects.

03

Intellectual property

Patents, licensing, innovation incentives, and the interaction between IP and antitrust.

04

Law & economics

Economic analysis of legal rules, market institutions, and industrial organization.

03 / Writing

Selected publications.

Recent articles and working papers, with SSRN records and PDF links. A complete list is available on SSRN.

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04 / Teaching

In the classroom.

Teaching interests in competition law, technology, and foundational legal subjects.

Courses taught

  • Antitrust
  • Torts
  • Antitrust, Innovation, and Big Tech

Teaching recognition

Recipient of the Rutter Distinguished Teaching Award (2023).

05 / Contact

Get in touch.

For questions about research, speaking engagements, and academic correspondence.

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