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Class number:
2800
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Title: Economic Analysis of the Law |
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Department: Economics |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
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Current enrollment: 12 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Monday, January 31, 2022 |
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End date: Monday, May 16, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM, WM - 310B |
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Instructor(s): Helming, Troy |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C+ or better in Economics 301 and 302. This course is open to senior Economics majors only. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Writing Emphasis Part2 Requirements |
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Note: Prerequisite: C-, P or better in Economics 301/302 if taken spring 2020. Please contact Professor Troy Helming at troy.helming@trincoll.edu for a pin to this senior seminar. |
Course Description:
This seminar uses economic analysis to examine the structure and incentives of the legal system. We will discuss a wide variety of theoretical economic papers studying how rational decision makers respond to different incentives in the legal market structure to evaluate the optimal means to maximize social welfare. Topics we will study include: liability rules in tort law, contract enforcement and remedy, property law and involuntary transfers, economic incentives in intellectual property law, the legal process and various topics in criminal law. |