- LAW 6287
- 2 credit hour(s)
- Elective
Examines the application of economic reasoning to a variety of legal topics. The overarching questions include whether law is implicitly designed to be efficient and whether it should it be. The course covers both positive and normative aspects of the topic. Previous classes have analyzed topics including contracts to sell organs and criminalizing corporate misdeeds. As a seminar, the course relies heavily on class participation. No economics background is necessary.
This is an elective course.