Dr. Ori Katz
Bar Ilan University - Law Faculty
I have been an assistant professor at the faculty since 2023. My primary research interests include contract law, empirical legal studies, behavioral law and economics, and judicial decision-making. My work explores the intersection of law and psychology, employing theoretical, observational, and experimental methodologies. At the faculty, I teach Contract Law and Legal Research Methods. I earned my LL.B. in Law and Psychology (summa cum laude) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2014. Following my studies, I clerked for Justice Hanan Melcer at the Supreme Court of Israel. In 2020, I completed a direct-track Ph.D. at the Hebrew University. I also hold rabbinical ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. As a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School, I was honored to receive scholarships from both the Fulbright and Rothschild foundations.
Fields of Interest
Contract Law
Theoretical and empirical analysis of contract law
Behavioral Law & Economics
Integrating insights from psychology, economics, and sociology to examine how people make decisions in legal contexts.
Empirical Legal Studies
Using observational and experimental methods, along with statistical analysis, to investigate the field of law.
Judicial Decision Making
Analyzing and examining the factors that shape judicial decision-making