Economic Analysis of Law: Preliminary Syllabus

Week
Chapter
Topics



1/9

 Introduction, 1, 2

 Economic Analysis of Law, Efficiency

1/16

3,4

Externalities

1/23

5, Coase article

Designing Legal Rules

1/30

6,7

Economics of Risk, Ex Post vs Ex Ante Enforcement

2/6

8, 9

Game Theory, Value of Life

2/13

Review


2/15

Midterm


2/20
Administrative Monday--No Class

2/22

10

Property

3/1 11
Intellectual Property
3/5-3/10
Spring Vacation

3/13

12

Contract

3/20

13

Family Law

3/22

14

Tort

4/3

15

Crime

4/10

16

Antitrust

4/17

17, 18

Some Very Different Systems of Legal Rules

4/24

19, Epilogue

Is the Common Law Efficient?

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