Fall 2009

LWEC 420 Labor Markets and Human Resources I

An introduction to labor market analysis and the law. Economic models of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Applications may include the analysis of discrimination, poverty, inequality, and welfare reform. [3 credit hours]

Fall 2008

LAW 672 Empirical Methods for Legal Analysis

This course provides students with an understanding of the quantitative tools commonly used in public policy decisions, legal decisions, and legal scholarship. These tools are used to critically evaluate empirical research and to conduct independent quantitative research. Emphasis is placed on applications and interpretation of quantitative values rather than on the mechanics of deriving the values. [3 credit hours]

LAW 883 Treatment of Scientific Evidence in the Courtroom (co-taught with W. Kip Viscusi)

This course analyzes how judges and juries treat scientific evidence, demonstrates how the interaction of legal tests and juror behavior affects decisions in a wide range of cases, and considers how jurors process probabilistic evidence and respond to risk analyses in tort liability cases. [3 credit hours] (full description)

Spring 2008

LWEC 405 Econometrics for Legal Research

This course combines advanced econometric theory with empirical applications that are relevant to research in law and economics. The course includes analysis and critique of empirical legal research. Topics are drawn from the program's core fields. Students conuct independent empirical research.

Fall 2006

LAW 672 Empirical Methods for Legal Analysis