ECON 042. Law and Economics

The purpose of this course is to explore the premises behind the use of utilitarian constructs in the analysis of public policy issues. In particular, the appropriateness of the growing use of economic methodology will be examined through an intensive study of issues in property, tort, contract, and criminal law.
Prerequisite: ECON 001. Recommended: ECON 011.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Fall 2023. Kuperberg.
Spring 2025. Kuperberg.
Catalog chapter: Economics
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/economics

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