After beginning his legal training at George Mason University, Baker transferred to the University of Chicago. After law school and graduate school, Baker clerked for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Baker's research interests lie at the intersection of law, economics, and game theory. Baker's co-written work has appeared in the Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization and the law reviews at Vanderbilt, Boston University, Florida State, and George Washington. A member of the California Bar, Baker joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina in 2002. He teaches law and economics, corporate finance, contracts, torts, property, and intellectual property.
Data and Programs, Should we Pay Federal Circuit Judges More?
View Data and Accompanying Materials for The Economics of Limited Liability: An Empirical Study of New York Law Firms, 1 U. Ill. L. Rev. 2005 (with K. Krawiec)
Model Appendix, Scott Baker and Kim Krawiec, Incomplete Contracts in a Complete Contract World, __ Fl. State L. Rev. __ (2006).
Scott Baker's Curriculum Vitae