ECON-4650 : Law and Economics

Economics | Albers School of Business | UG

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About this Course

Applies economic analysis to the American legal system and particularly to the common law. the analysis considers the economic effects of legal rules, whether and how legal rules should be shaped to reflect economic concerns, and the extent to which the law has evolved towards economically efficient outcomes. The course encourages systematic thinking about moral issues and questions of justice.