ECON 412 - Law and Economics

Institution:

Saint Louis University-Main Campus

Subject:

Economics

Description:

This course broadly examines the roles of prices and markets, the causes of market failures and the criteria for legal and public-policy intervention. Specific topics include (1) the long-run and short-run economic interests of individual, corporate and public sector clients in a variety of legal contexts, (2) the normative judgments that are implicit in many economic policies and the legal structures implementing such policies; and (3) the uses and limits of economic analysis and economic data in solving a variety of social problems. (pre-req ECN 312 & 314 or permission from Chair; MGT 218 highly recommended).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.slu.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 977-2222

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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