Law & Economics (LAW-632-002)
Baker, J.
Notices
First-year elective
Description
Overview of basic microeconomics, including assessment of efficiency and equity logic; Coase Theorem; evaluation of incentive models, risk allocation, and aversion. Applications of economic analysis to diverse legal fields.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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Reading assignments will mainly be taken from three books:
Ward Farnsworth, The Legal
Analyst (2007);
David D. Friedman, Law’s Order (2001);
A. Mitchell Polinsky, An
Introduction to Law and Economics (2010).
All three of these books are in paperback. The
Friedman book appears to be available online with no charge at
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/laws_order/index.shtml, so it may not be necessary to purchase
this book. The online version looks identical to the paperback version I own, but I cannot
guarantee that.
First Class Readings
The first class readings will be posted on myWCL when the course site becomes available.
Syllabus
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