ECONOMICS 317 - an Economic Analysis of Law

Institution:

Connecticut College

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Description:

Economics and law with special reference to how the law promotes efficiency when it creates incentives for problems to be solved in the most cost efficient way and when it reduces transaction costs so that parties to a dispute can reach low-cost solutions. Topics will include basic price theory, definitions of efficiency, the Coase Theorem, and the economics of contract law, tort law and antitrust. Prerequisite: Course 205. Open to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 30 students. G. Visgilio

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.connecticutcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 447-1911

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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