This course deals with the fundamental principles of Law and Economics - the discipline of using economic methods to understand legal rules and practices. After investigating the implications of the Coase Theorem, which directs attention to the importance of transactions costs in the analysis of legal issues, the class turns to applied issues in areas such as the law of automobile accidents, pollution, rules governing parties in civil lawsuits, and the analysis of criminal law and criminal punishments. The basic principles will be explored with numerical illustrations, examples drawn from Swiss culture, and detailed analysis of judicial opinions from the United States and other countries.

Duration: 1 July - 11 July 2019
Place: Faculty of Business and Economics, Peter Merian-Weg 6, S13

Monday, 1 July 2019: 09.00-11.30
Tuesday, 2 July 2019: 09.00-11.30
Wednesday, 3 July 2019: 09.00-11.30
Thursday, 4 July 2019: 09.00-11.30

Monday, 8 July 2019: 09.00-11.30
Tuesday, 9 July 2019: 09.00-11.30
Wednesday, 10 July 2019: 09.00-11.30
Thursday, 11 July 2019: 09.00-11.30

Assessment Details

• 30% class participation
• 70% final examination
  Date of final exam: 15 July 2019, 16.15-18:15 (WWZ, Auditorium)
  

Recommended Prerequisites

Introduction to Economics (Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre, 10130)

Course Information

• Course directory
• Syllabus (also available on ADAM)
• Reading Material: available on ADAM