Law and Economics

General

Prefix

ECON

Course Number

542

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

Herberger Business School

Description

Laws' effects on market and non-market behavior emphasizing the theory of externalities. Contract law, property rights, tort law, and public choice theory.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Recommend an evaluation tool to measure the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector.

Outcome

Apply the Coase Theorem to legal disputes to identify when and how the initial allocation of a right matters

Outcome

Use damages as a legal remedy to create incentives for parties to efficiently enter into contracts and behave efficiently once contracts are entered into.

Outcome

Analyze alternative tort liability rules as they pertain to incentives to invest in precaution.

Outcome

Apply the economic way of thinking to explain why people commit crimes, and evaluate the implications of this approach as it pertains to policy toward crime.

Dependencies

Programs

ECON542 is a completion requirement for: