May 10, 2024  
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ECON 378 - Law and Economics: Common Law and Economic Incentives


Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Arts
Department Economics
Typically Offered either term

Description
Economic implications of common law: property, contract, and tort; economic logic underlying different doctrines within the law, and illustrations of the law as an economic institution; externality, risk and deterrence, and other leading issues. Prerequisites: ECON 109 and ECON 281.