EC 322
Economic Analysis of Law
This course will examine whether existing legal rules achieve optimal allocation of resources and explore alternative legal regimes. The course will both examine the costs and benefits of particular legal rules and study how legal rules could be modified to achieve optimal or preferred results. The course will concentrate on the economic analysis of property, contract, tort and labour law.
Prerequisites: EC260 or EC270.
Exclusions: EC310u.
This course will examine whether existing legal rules achieve optimal allocation of resources and explore alternative legal regimes. The course will both examine the costs and benefits of particular legal rules and study how legal rules could be modified to achieve optimal or preferred results. The course will concentrate on the economic analysis of property, contract, tort and labour law.
Prerequisites: EC260 or EC270.
Exclusions: EC310u.
This course will examine whether existing legal rules achieve optimal allocation of resources and explore alternative legal regimes. The course will both examine the costs and benefits of particular legal rules and study how legal rules could be modified to achieve optimal or preferred results. The course will concentrate on the economic analysis of property, contract, tort and labour law.
Prerequisites: EC260 or EC270.
Exclusions: EC310u.