Analytic Methods for Lawyers

Spring 2009


The purpose of the course is to provide students some familiarity with a range of analytic methods that they are likely to encounter in practice. Topics covered include decision analysis, game theory, contract theory, accounting, finance, economics, and statistics. The textbook is Analytical Methods for Lawyers by Jackson et. al. There are no pre-requisites. This is the second time I am teaching the course. There will be a midterm and a final.

Syllabus

Powerpoints: Decision Theory Game Theory Contracts (first week)  (second weekAccounting  More Accounting  Review Class Finance  Economics  Law and Economics  Statistics  More Statistics   Review

Whiteboards and Recordings from class

This year's Midterm, with answers.

Lecture notes from the first time I taught the course. Word HTML

An old Midterm with answers.

An old Final  Word  HTML

Powerpoints from 2008: 1/15  1/17  1/22-24 1/29-31  2/5-7  2/12  2/14  2/26-3/11  3/13-3/20 3/25-3/27   4/1-4/3 4/8  4/15  4/17
 
My Office: Bergin 204

My Office Hours: T/Th 3:00-3:45 and by arrangement.

Also, email, anytime. ddfr@daviddfriedman.com

2008 final, with answers.

Some extra problems for students studying for the final.

March 31: Students who want more information on economic analysis of law than is found in the text and the powerpoint slides may want to look at the web page for my law and econ class, which includes links to recordings of classes, power points, and the like, or look at a webbed version of my Law's Order. [The second link is to the version that consists of page images with links to additional material]