Programma

Birth and evolution of law and economics; elements of microeconomics and decision theory; theories of justice (Posner, Rawls, Harsanyi, Sen, Gauthier, etc.); neoclassical economics; bounded rationality and rational ignorance; behavioral economics; law and economics of property; property rules v. liability rules; optional law; intellectual property protection and digital rights management; law and economics of contracts; consumer protection; abuse of economic dependence; tort law and economics; private enforcement and optimal deterrence; principles of regulatory impact analysis and cost-benefit analysis of legislation; nudging and new frontiers of behavioral law and economics; applications to financial services, IP, antitrust, telecommunications, climate change.