PPEL520
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PPEL520 - Economic Analysis of Law
Course ID
041811
Course Description
What explains the details of our existing property, contracts, torts, and criminal laws, and how can we best think about institutional reforms? What is the proper role for democratic legislatures, courts, markets, federalism, and civil society? Which institutional arrangements allow a society to organize most productively, and why do many countries lack those institutions? This class uses the basic concepts and tools of economics to address such questions.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
May be convened with
PPEL420
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No