| Description |
In this course we analyze legal issues using the tools of modern economics. First we analyze property rights by means of the Coase Theorem. Then we study contractual issues. A further topic is liability law. Other topics include crime and punishment, the legal process, and optimal contracts for lawyers. The main focus of the course is to highlight the economic incentives different legal rules give rise to. We evaluate the outcomes using welfare analysis.
Readings:
- A.M. Polinsky, An Introduction to Law and Economics, Little, Brown and Company 1989
- R. Cooter and T. Ulen: „Law and Economics“, Berkeley Law Books,
http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/books/2/
- R. Posner, Economic Analysis of Law, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 2007
- T. Miceli, „Economics of Law“, Oxford University Press, 1997
Language: English
Credits: 3 SWS / 4.5 ECTS
Evaluation: written exam in English
Lecture: Tuesday, 16:15 - 18:00h, 105, H4
Exercises: with assistant: Severin Lenhard (severin.lenhard@unibe.ch)
Tuesdays, 15.15 - 16.00 h, 105, H4
*** podcasts will be provided ***
1st exam: Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 16:15 – 17:45h, 105, H4
2nd exam: Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 16:15 – 17:45h, 106, H4 |
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