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Law and Economics (LAW-DS-LAWECO-25)

LAW-DS-LAWECO-25


Department LAW
Course category LAW Seminar - 6 credits
Course type Seminar
Academic year 2025-2026
Term 1ST TERM, 2ND TERM
Credits 6 (EUI Law credits)
Professors
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  Course materials
Sessions

24/11/2025 14:00-17:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati

26/11/2025 10:00-13:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati

28/11/2025 10:00-13:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati

04/03/2026 10:00-13:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati

05/03/2026 10:00-13:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati

06/03/2026 10:00-13:00 @ Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati

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Description

Law and Economics (L&E) is a scholarly approach that provides an economic perspective on legal institutions and the law. L&E utilizes formal and empirical economic analysis to understand the law. If the results of such economic analyses show that the explanatory power of economic theories is lacking, L&E also engages in the reconsideration of economic theories themselves. The course aims to introduce L&E as a methodological approach while being mindful of its normative assumptions and implications. It will first discuss the historical development and contemporary significance of L&E. The course will then explore several substantive policy areas: contract law, liability, antitrust, economic regulation, environmental law, behavioral law and economics, and technology. Guest lecturers will be invited to contribute to the course.
 

Participants commit to the following:  

  • Prior reading of 2 to 4 scholarly papers or cases before each session. The papers will be discussed as the course progresses. 


First, Second & Third Term: registration from 22 to 26 September 2025.

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