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ECON 378

Law and Economics

3 units

Winter 2026

Topics

  • understand the motivation behind legal doctrines intended to influence behaviour via economic incentives
  • critically assess whether and to what extent particular laws and regulations are effective in achieving their goals
  • analyze the complexities and possibly competing priorities in the design of laws and legal doctrines such as fairness versus efficiency
  • use and understand economic models of behaviour in law and economics

Readings

  • (Required) Cooter, Robert, and Thomas Ulen. Law and Economics. 6th edition. Berkeley Law
    unspecified
Fall 2025

Topics

  • understand the motivation behind legal doctrines intended to influence behaviour via economic incentives
  • critically assess whether and to what extent particular laws and regulations are effective in achieving their goals
  • analyze the complexities and possibly competing priorities in the design of laws and legal doctrines such as fairness versus efficiency

Readings

  • (Required) Cooter, Robert, and Thomas Ulen. Law and Economics. 6th edition. Berkeley Law
    unspecified
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