Law and Economics (LAW-DS-LAWECO-24)
LAW-DS-LAWECO-24
| Department |
LAW |
| Course category |
LAW Intensive Seminar - 3 credits |
| Course type |
Course |
| Academic year |
2024-2025 |
| Term |
3RD TERM |
| Credits |
3 (EUI Law credits) |
| Professors |
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| Contact |
Law Department administration,
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| Course materials |
| Sessions |
14/05/2025 10:00-11:30 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati
15/05/2025 10:00-13:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati
15/05/2025 14:00-15:30 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati
16/05/2025 10:00-13:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati
16/05/2025 14:00-15:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati
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Description
Law and economics (L&E) is a scholarly approach that provides an economic perspective on legal institutions and the law. L&E utilizes formal and empirical economic analysis to understand the law. If the results of such economic analyses show that the explanatory power of economic theories is lacking, L&E also engages in the reconsideration of economic theories themselves. The course aims to introduce L&E as a methodological approach while being mindful of its normative assumptions and implications. It will first discuss the historical development and contemporary significance of L&E. The course will then explore several substantive policy areas: contract law, liability, antitrust, economic regulation, environmental law, behavioral law and economics, and technology. Guest lecturers will be invited to contribute to the course.
Participants commit to the following:
- Prior reading of 2 to 4 scholarly papers or cases before each session. The papers will be discussed as the course progresses.
Reading list (indicative):
https://readinglist.eui.eu/leganto/public/39EUI_INST/lists/2264220210008406?auth=SAML&idpCode=SAML_LEGANTO
First, Second & Third Term: registration from 26 to 30 September 2024.
Register for this course
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