32684 - Capital Market Regulation

Academic Year 2019/2020

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics (cod. 8408)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has an introductory but complete knowledge of the principles, bodies and the main regulatory provisions. Particular focus is devoted to the international aspect of financial regulation, both about the issue of stability (Basel regulations and Financial Stability Board) and that of transparency (market abuse and MIFID regulations).

Course contents

  1. Financial regulation
  2. Regulation and economic incentives
  3. Regulation of contracts
  4. Coase theorem and legal remedies
  5. Markets, production and liability
  6. Economic theories of property, enviroment and sustainable goals.
  7. Markets and litigation

Readings/Bibliography

  1. Parisi (2013), The Language of Law and Economics: a Dictionary, Cambridge University Press.
  2. ROBERT COOTER, THOMAS ULEN, Law and Economics.

+ several articles discussed in class.

Teaching methods

Lectures and discussion in class

Assessment methods

Written examination lasting 2 hours. The test inclused multiple choice questions and open questions.

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Parisi