This seminar examines the intersection of Law and Economics. The seminar is structured around speakers presenting their working papers. The anticipated speakers will include leading scholars in various fields from many universities. Many speakers have advised the US government, foreign governments, and a variety of private organizations on both law and policy. Students will have the opportunity to critically discuss the papers presented in the seminar with an author present. The papers presented in the seminar may cover a broad range of topics including Corporations, Intellectual Property, Antitrust, Securities Regulation, Commercial Transactions, International Trade, Environmental Law, Criminal Law, Litigation, Tax, Torts, Property, and Contract. The unifying theme is the method of analysis – a focus on the consequences various laws are likely to have on the general public and society. No mathematics or economics background is required. Assessment is based on memos written by students in response to the papers. In lieu of the memo requirement students may, with the permission of the instructor, write a paper to fulfill the requirements of the seminar. The paper may, with the permission of the instructor, count towards the Upper-class Writing Requirement. No prerequisites required. ** A student who fails to attend the initial meeting of a seminar, or to obtain permission to be absent from either the instructor or the Registrar, will be administratively dropped from the seminar. Students who wait list for a seminar are required to attend the first seminar meeting to be considered for enrollment.

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