ECON 2212

Law and Economics

Lec 01 selected

Law and Economics is the study of optimal legal frameworks. This course uses microeconomic theory to study the efficiencies of property, contract, tort, criminal, and antitrust law. A critical analysis of the role of the Competition Bureau in Canadian markets is presented, along with the tools used to evaluate transactions.

Sections

Lecture

Lec 01

Mon 17:35-20:25

Mon17:35-20:25Henry Hicks Academic Admin 21220908

From the syllabus

From the Winter 2024 syllabus by Tyler James. Open the PDF

Grading

20%Assignment 1Week of February 12

20%Assignment 2Week of March 11

15%ProjectDue April 1

45%Final examMust pass to pass the course

Textbook

Law and Economics, R. Cooter and T. Ulen (free)

Course rules

Final exam: You must pass the final exam to pass the course.
Project topic: Seek topic approval by February 26 through the Brightspace forum; duplicate topics are not permitted.

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