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Y R A R B LI W A L N KI S A L A R O B PERSPECTIVES ON LAW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW Bruce Chapman Ron Daniels Kevin Davis Gillian Hadfield J. Robert S. Prichard Hamish Stewart Michael Trebilcock Catherine Valcke 1998-1999 BORA LASKIN LAW LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PERSPECTIVES ON LAW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW Bruce Chapman Ron Daniels Kevin Davis Gillian Hadfield J. Robert S. Prichard Hamish Stewart Michael Trebilcock Catherine Valcke 1998-1999 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Toronto https://archive.org/details/economicanalysisOOchap LAW AND ECONOMICS BRIDGE SCHEDULE All lectures will be given in BLH. Monday, January 5 For Monday’’s lectures read Sections 1 and II of the materials. 2:10-3:00 M. Trebilcock, Introduction to Law and Economics 3:10-4:00 H. Stewart, Property Rights 4:10-5:00 B. Chapman, The Coase Theorem Tuesday, January 6 For Tuesday's lectures read Sections III and IV of the materials. For Tuesday's afternoon working groups read Sections V and 11. 9:10 - 10:00 K. Davis, Contracts - Interpretation 10:10— 11:00 C. Valcke, Contracts - Remedies 11:10-1:00 R. Prichard, Tort Law Afternoon Students from small groups meet in groups of 3-5 to prepare 1 page summary of analysis of problems to be discussed on Wednesday morning. Wednesday, January 7 For Wednesday's lecture read Section VII of the materials. For Wednesday's afternoon discussion groups read Section VIII. 9:30 - 10:20 Discussion: Contract Remedies (Section V) 10:30 - 11:20 Discussion: Habitability (Section VI) 12:00 - 1:00 M. Trebilcock, Law and Economic Development 2:30 - 3:30 Discussion: Miller v. Jackson (Section VIII) Thursday, January 8 For Thursday's lectures read Section IX of the materials. 9:30 - 10:30 B. Chapman, Critiquing Law and Economics 10:30 - 11:30 B. Chapman, H. Stewart and M. Trebilcock, Question & Answer PERSPECTIVES ON LAW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW 1998-1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS l. OVERVIEW: LAW AND ECONOMICS M. Trebilcock, An Introduction to Law and Economics.1 M. Trebilcock, The Value and Limits of Economic Analysis of Law. 11 n. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE COASE THEOREM M. Trebilcock, An Introduction to Law and Economics. 37 R. Posner, Economic Analysis of Law (4th ed.).41 A. Polinsky, An Introduction to Law and Economics.51 H. Stewart, Notes for Lecture on Economic Analysis of Property Rights. 59 m. CONTRACT LAW M. Trebilcock, The Economic Perspective on Contract Law.. 61 I. Ayres & R. Gertner, Filling Gaps in Incomplete Contracts: An Economic Theory of Default Rules. 65 A. Polinsky, An Introduction to Law and Economics. 76 IV. TORT LAW A. Polinsky, An Introduction to Law and Economics. 88 V. PROBLEMS: CONTRACT REMEDIES Freund v. Washington Square Press. Inc..120 i American Brands v. Plavgirl 124 VI. PROBLEM: HABITABILITY R.P. Malloy, Law and Economics: A Comparative Perspective.127 VH. LAW AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT M. Trebilcock, What Makes Poor Countries Poor?: The Role of Institutional Capital in Economic Development.134 VHI. PROBLEM: MILLER v. JACKSON Miller v. Jackson.157 IX. CRITIQUING LAW AND ECONOMICS J.B. White, Economics and Law: Two Cultures in Tension. 168 D. Farber, Parody Lost/Pragmatism Regained: The Ironic History of the Coase Theorem.210 ii