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93298 - ANALISI ECONOMICA DEL DIRITTO

Academic Year 2020/2021

                
                        Docente:
                        Francesco Parisi
                    
                        Credits:
                        6
                    
                        SSD:
                        SECS-P/01
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        In-person learning (entirely or partially)
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Economics, Markets and Institutions (cod. 8038)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student has the basic knowledge of the economic analysis of law, with particular reference to the institutions of property, contracts, civil and criminal liability, and sanctions. Specifically, the student is able to: - evaluate the effects of legislation on individual behavior - apply the methodology and tools of economic analysis to civil law and the functioning of markets. The student is also able to find the bibliographic sources for his own updating.

Course contents

Schools and methodology of "Law & Economics"
Design of rules and alignment of incentives
Economic models of contracts
Economic models of civil liability
Coase's theorem
Economic theories of ownership
Economic analysis of disputes

Readings/Bibliography

Parisi (2013), The Language of Law and Economics: a Dictionary, Cambridge University Press.
ROBERT COOTER, UGO MATTEI, PIER GIUSEPPE MONATERI, ROBERT PARDOLESI, THOMAS ULEN (2006), The market of rules. Economic analysis of civil law I. Fundamentals

plus some articles indicated in class.

Non-attending students will find useful the exercises contained in:
ROBERT COOTER, UGO MATTEI, PIER GIUSEPPE MONATERI, ROBERT PARDOLESI, THOMAS ULEN (2006), The market of rules. Economic analysis of civil law II. Applications

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises.

LESSONS WILL BE TAKEN ONLY ONLINE

Assessment methods

Written exam: multiple choice questions with motivation and open-ended questions. Duration: two hours.

Students are reminded that exams passed with positive results can be repeated a maximum of once.

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Parisi