Dec 22, 2024  
2016-2017 HillBook (Class of 2020) 
    
2016-2017 HillBook (Class of 2020) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

ECO 317 - Economics and the Law

Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017

Focus on how an understanding of the law is furthered by an awareness of the economic background against which it operates. The course draws from economic principles developing concepts such as efficiency, property rights, regulation and income distribution. Applications of these ideas include crime, discrimination, health, the environment, professional sports, gun control, and the legal services industry.

Prerequisite(s): ECO 176  and ECO 178  (or their corresponding First-Year Seminar equivalents.)