John J. Donohue III
C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law

Publications & Cases

Recent Publications

John J. Donohue III and Justin Wolfers, Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate, in Economics of Criminal Law, Steven D. Levitt and Thomas J. Miles, editors, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2008.
John J. Donohue III and Steven D. Levitt, The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime, in Economics of Criminal Law, Steven D. Levitt and Thomas J. Miles, editors, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2008.
John J. Donohue III and Daniel E. Ho, The Impact of Damage Caps on Malpractice Claims: Randomization Inference with Difference-in-Differences, 4 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 69 (2007).
John J. Donohue III and Jens Ludwig, More COPS, Brookings Institution Policy Brief #158 (2007)
John Donohue. Security, Democracy and Restraint, 1 Opening Argument 3 (February, 2006)
John J. Donohue III, and Justin Wolfers (2005), Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate, Stanford Law Review 58: 791-846.
George A. Rutherglen, John J. Donohue III, Employment Discrimination: Law and Theory, New York, N.Y.: Thomson/West, 2005.
John J. Donohue, Fighting Crime: An Economist's View, 2005 The Milken Institute Review 46 (March 2005)
John J. Donohue III, Guns, Crime, and the Impact of State Right-to-Carry Laws, 73 Fordham Law Review 623 (2004)
John J. Donohue III, Clinton and Bush's Report Cards on Crime Reduction: The Data Show Bush Policies Are Undermining Clinton Gains, 1 The Economists' Voice, article 4 (2004)
John J. Donohue III and Steven D. Levitt, Further Evidence that Legalized Abortion Lowered Crime, 39 Journal of Human Resources 29-49 (Winter 2004).
Ayres, Ian and John J. Donohue, III (2003), Shooting Down the ‘More Guns, Less Crime’ Hypothesis, Stanford Law Review. 55: 1193-1312.
John J. Donohue III, Divining Impact of Concealed-Carry Laws, in Evaluating Gun Policy: Effects on Crime and Violence. Jens Ludwig and Philip J. Cook, editors, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2003. p. 287-341.
John J. Donohue III, Statistics Show Concealed Carry Won't Reduce Crime, Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) p.9A, 1page (June7, 2003).
John J. Donohue III, The Final Bullet in the Body of the More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 260, 10 pages, (July 2003).
John J. Donohue III and Steven D. Levitt, Further Evidence that Legalized Abortion Lowered Crime: A Reply to Joyce, Stanford Law & Economics Olin Working Paper No. 251, 31 pages, (March 2003).
Ian Ayres and John J. Donohue III, Latest Misfires in Support of the More Guns, Less Crime Hypothesis, The Comment, 55 Stanford Law Review 1371-1398 (2003).
John J. Donohue III, Foundations of Employment Discrimination Law, New York, NY: Foundation Press, 2d edition, 2003.
John J. Donohue III, James J. Heckman, and Petra E. Todd, The Schooling of Southern Blacks: The Roles of Legal Activism and Private Philanthropy, 1910 - 1960, 117 Quarterly Journal of Economics 225-268 (2002)
John J. Donohue III, The Search for Truth: In Appreciation of James J. Heckman, 27 Law & Social Inquiry 23-34 (2002)