Economic Analysis of Law
Over the last thirty years, the law-and-economics movement has revolutionized the way we think about the law, and this program gives participants a solid understanding of the economic analysis of law, taught by some of the best scholars on the subject. The readings assume no prior knowledge of economics or law-and-economics, and offer fascinating new insights into the content of tort law rules.
- Analyzing Human Choice
- Charles J. Goetz ,University of Virginia Law School
- Rivalrous and Risky Decisions
- Charles J. Goetz
- The Economic Structure of Negligence, Strict Liability and Causation
- William M. Landes, University of Chicago Law School Tort Law
- Intellectual Property
- William M. Landes
- Corporate Law
- Henry G. Manne, Dean Emeritus of George Mason School of Law
- Fairness vs. Efficiency
- Charles J. Goetz
Charles Goetz is the author of a leading law-and-economics casebook and of many of the most influential studies on the economic analysis of law. William Landes is one of the most prolific scholars in law-and-economics and the author (with Richard Posner) of The Economic Structure of Tort Law. Henry Manne is a founder of the law-and-economics movement, as well as the George Mason Law & Economics Center.