Fall 2011

LWEC 430 Risk and Environmental Regulation I

Analysis of the sources of market failure that create a rationale for risk and environmental regulation. Methodologies pertaining to appropriate valuation and enforcement of these regulatory policies. Applications include procedures for estimating the value of statistical life, perception of risk, the role of hazard warnings, risk analysis by government agencies, and the enforcement of regulatory programs. [3 credit hours]

LWEC 490 Ph.D. Law and Economics Workshop

Research workshop on the presentation and interpretation of research and literature on law and economics. Topics vary with student and faculty interest. [3 credit hours]

Fall 2010

LWEC 401 Law and Economics Theory I (co-taught with Paige Marta Skiba)

Principles of economic analysis as applied to legal issues. Topics include, among others, torts, property, litigation, and government regulation. [3 credit hours]

LWEC 430 Risk and Environmental Regulation I

Fall 2009

LWEC 401 Law and Economics Theory I

Fall 2008

LAW 710 Economics of Regulation and Antitrust

An examination of the economic tools lawyers and economics experts use in analyzing antitrust and regulatory policy issues. The emphasis will be on economic principles for sound government policies in these areas as opposed to cases. [3 credit hours] (full description)

LAW 883 Treatment of Scientific Evidence in the Courtroom (co-taught with Joni Hersch)

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)

Fall 2007

LWEC 401 Law and Economics Theory I

Fall 2006

LAW 710 Economics of Regulation and Antitrust