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| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Geoffrey Miller (geoffrey.miller@unibas.ch) |
| Content | This course deals with the fundamental principles of Law and Economics - the discipline of using economic methods to understand legal rules and practices. After investigating the implications of the Coase Theorem, which directs attention to the importance of transactions costs in the analysis of legal issues, the class turns to applied issues in areas such as the law of automobile accidents, pollution, rules governing parties in civil lawsuits, and the analysis of criminal law and criminal punishments. The basic principles will be explored with numerical illustrations, examples drawn from Swiss culture, and detailed analysis of judicial opinions from the United States and other countries. |
| Bibliography | See syllabus on the homepage of the Summer School of Law, Business and Economic Policy: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/summerschool/courses-2019/10164-fundamentals-in-law-and-economics/ |
| Comments | This course is part of the Summer School, which offers the opportunity to learn more about Law, Business and Economic Policy within an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective. |
| Admission requirements | Recommended Prerequisites: Introduction to Economics (Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre, 10130) |
| Course application | All applications have to be processed through the Summer School office. Please fill in the application form: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/application-enrollment/ There will be an orientation for all Summer School courses on Wednesday, 27 February 2019; 18:00 -19:00 at the WWZ, Peter Merian-Weg 6. The online application period is open from 28 February - 18 March 2019. Applications submitted by 6 March (23:59) willHave priority. For more information please visit the Summer School website: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/summerschool/ The enrollment for the course is at the same time the final registration for the exam! If vacancies remain, we will accept applications until 31 May 2019. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics) Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics) Modul: Wirtschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Wirtschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree subject: Eastern European Cultures) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | 30% class participation 70% final examination Date of final exam: 15 July 2019, 16:15-18:15, WWZ Auditorium |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: faculty |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |