Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue

Apr 25, 2024

Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

EC 223 - Law and Economics (3 Cr.)

Change in prerequisites as of 9/4/2012. Added additional prerequisite of MA 160 or placement into MA 170 (or above).

Introduces the use of economic analysis to evaluate the impact of alternative legal rules. Particular emphasis is given to the public policy implications of using economic efficiency as the criterion by which one chooses between potential rules in the traditional common-law areas of property law, contract law, and tort law. Prerequisite:

EC 101

, and

MA 160

or placement into

MA 170

(or above). Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Carter.