This subject addresses the economic principles underlying various areas of the law and which are relevant to legal practice. Three main issues will be studied. The first is competition law and consumer protection. The second is property rights, including intellectual property. The third main area concerns issues of damages and compensation. The course will develop economic tools to analyse these legal issues. These include incomplete contracting, oligopoly analysis and incomplete information. -- Course Website
Prerequisites: The following: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ECON20002 Intermediate Microeconomics Summer Term, Semester 1 12.50
