Economic Analysis of Law: Preliminary Syllabus

Week
Chapter
Topics



1/13

 Introduction, 1, 2

 Economic Analysis of Law, Efficiency

1/20

3,4

Externalities

1/27

5, Coase article, pdf

Designing Legal Rules

2/3

6,7

Economics of Risk, Ex Post vs Ex Ante Enforcement

2/10

8, 9

Game Theory, Value of Life

2/17
Administrative Monday--No Class

2/19

Review


2/24

Midterm


2/26

10

Property

3/2-3/7
Spring Vacation
3/12 11
Intellectual Property

3/17

12

Contract

3/19
From China to Cyberspace

3/24

13

Family Law

3/26

14

Tort

4/7

15

Crime

4/14

16

Antitrust

4/21

17, 18

Some Very Different Systems of Legal Rules

4/28

19, Epilogue

Is the Common Law Efficient?

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