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Workshop and Lecture Series in Law and Economics I
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:06:32
Abstract
Die Law and Economics Seminar- und Vorlesungsreihe wird gemeinsam durch die EHT Zürich, die Universität Zurich und die Universität St. Gallen durchgeführt. In jedem Semester halten verschiedene Gastreferenten/Innen eine Law and Economics Vorlesung und/oder präsentieren ihre gegenwärtigen Forschungsarbeiten.
Objective
The lecture and workshop series in law and economics is a joint seminar of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the University of Zurich. It aims at allowing participants to discuss current Law and Economic issues with leading academics
Content
Participants discuss current law and economics issues with four guest scholars from Europe and the U.S.. In addition, participants write a comment on one of the discussed papers or make a presentation on a law and economics topic.
Resources
Lecture Notes
To be discussed papers are posted in advance on the course's Web-page
Literature
Cooter, Robert and Tom Ulen (2004). Law and Economics, 4th ed. Addision and Wesley; Newman, Peter (ed.) (1998). The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law. London: Macmillan; Polinsky, A. Mitchell (1989). An Introduction to Law and Economics, 2nd ed. Aspen Law and Business; Posner, Richard A. (1998). Economic Analysis of Law, 5th ed. Aspen Law and Business; Schäfer, Hans-Bernd and Claus Ott (2000). Ökonomische Analyse des Zivilrechts, 3rd ed. Springer. Further references are available on the course's Web-page
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- DS
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| seminar |
Workshop and Lecture Series in Law and Economics I
Does not take place this semester.
**Kurs an der ETH und der UNI Zürich** s. Spezialprogramm
(anderer Inhalt wie im FS)
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No time listed | 2 h weekly |
Offered In
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Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (In order to be awarded credits, please register under "Pflichtwahlfach GESS"!. The language courses are offered by the ETH and University of Zurich Language Center.)
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