Private Law and Economics 2022/23

Understanding basic features of the Common Law and Civil Law traditions, their origins, and their key differences, as well as particular legal doctrines that apply in particular situations.
Learning to apply basic microeconomic ideas and models to particular legal settings.
Analysing the effect of a law or aspect of the legal system on behaviour and judging which law will lead to better outcomes in a particular setting.

Attending students will study their notes from each lesson and the material provided throughout the course. Further instructions will be given in class.

Non-attending students will study the textbook (Chapters 1 through 9).

The textbook is Law and economics, by R. Cooter and T. Ulen (Harlow: Pearson Education, 2016), and is available for free here: https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1127400