416 Law And Economics (3)
This course will examine the use of economic principles in the analysis and
application of public and private law. Emphasis will be given to the
efficiencies of laws in meeting social objectives, how laws can be modified to
become more economically efficient, and the uses of economics in the actual
practice of the law. Issues covered will include proofs of liability in
antitrust, contracts and employment law using statistical and economic
analysis, and the calculation of economic damages in commercial, employment and
personal injury/death litigation. Graduate students will be assigned a specific
research paper. Prerequisite: Econ 302 Offered Every other winter.