授業内容
15 workshops (minimum) will be held in a year according to the workshop calendar. This workshop will pick up the following topics in Law & Economics to promote understandings on human behavior, Social contracts and legal structure in our modern society. The workshop will also invite several prominent scholars and practitioners in the field of law and economics to present their ideas. We also courage doctor level students to present his/her idea concerning their research project for doctorial thesis.
Major Contents:
Topic 1: Market Activities and Law
Economic Behavior of Households and Firms Projection of Economic Activities to Law Topic 2: Property Rights and Property Law
Institutional Arrangements of Law for Property An Economic Theory of Property Rights
Topic 3: Contract Law
Topics in the Economics of Contract Law An Economic Theory of Contract Topic 4: Tort Liability and Tort Law
Automobile Accidents and Human Causalities Economics of Tort Liability
Transaction Cost and Property Rights Topic 5: Special Topics in Law and Economics
Transaction Cost and Economic Efficiency of Institutional Arrangements Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position: What is monopoly all about? F. Hayek and the Rule of Law
成績評価方法
Students should pick one or several topics crossly related their interest in Becker-Posner Blog and make one presentation (15min.) at the WS and hand in one report (2-3 A4 pages) based on the presentation for getting credit. Students in doctorial course are welcome to make presentation on their own research topics at the WS. Needless say, active participation to WS is highly preferable for higher evaluation.
予備学習の指示
Students are strongly recommended to check Becker-Posner Blog occasionally to catch up new ideas.
教科書 参考書
Law and Economics 4th ed. Robert COOTER & Thomas ULEN, Pearson, 2003.
履修条件 注意事項
Workshop language will be English. Workshop calendar can be checked at Home-Page of Graduate School of Economics or Law School syllabus.
授業科目名
課題設定型ワ クショップ
Law and Economics Workshop） (2単位) 開講時限
Wednesday at 17:00
(indicated by workshop calendar)
科目区分 演習
担当教員名
荒山裕行 (Yuko ARAYAMA)
(大学院経済学研究科) 松浦好治 (Yoshiji MATSUURA)
大学院法学研究科 特任教授
office hour
Arayama: Wed (afternoon) Matsuura :by appointment email:[email protected]
講義の目的
This workshop is organized by a faculty of Economics jointly with a faculty of Law to promote theoretical and practical understandings of legal regulations imposed on economic activities.
