Law and Economics

This course will introduce students to the promises and pitfalls of applying economic reasoning to central questions of law. In addition to traditional topics in Contracts, Property and Torts (optimal contract remedies, liability vs property rules, the Coase Theorem, strict liability vs negligence), we will also explore the use of economics to analyze some non-traditional areas such as contract design (incentives for

Course Schedule

  • Date: Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-3:30PM
  • Location: KT115

Course Information

  • Catalog number-Section number: 7894-01
  • Course Type: Seminar
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Credits (min/max): 3/3
  • Subjects:

Enrollment

  • Enrollment status: Open
  • Current enrollment/capacity: 32/48
  • Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
  • Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/50

Grading

  • Grade basis: Graded
  • Satisifies Writing Requirement: No
  • Exam type: TAKE HOME