DGPE PhD course: Topics in Law and Economics

14-17 June 2022 Lecturer: Marco Fabbri

Info about event

Time

Friday 17 June 2022,  at 09:00 - 15:30

Location

Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V, Building 2610 (S), room 313A

Law is of fundamental importance for economics students. As future academics, employees in the private sectors, or public officials, economics students will be routinely confronted with fundamental questions about the economic underpinnings of certain legal rules or commercial practices, their impact on society, and their desirability. The purpose of this interdisciplinary, research-based course is to offer students a deep understanding of cutting-edge analytical methods that are most relevant for scholars working at the intersection between law and economics. The course is divided in two parts. In the first part, students are introduced to economic theories applied to the law. In the second part, students will learn how those theories are tested using modern methods of empirical research, including field and lab experiments.  

Teaching method 

Classes are taught according to the Socratic method typical of US law schools. Students will be asked to prepare in advance on a judicial decision or an academic publication, which will then be examined in detail during the following class. Economic principles will be distilled from actual legal cases or practices. Classes will be interactive with most of the time devoted to questions and critical appraisal of existing theories and empirical analysis. 

> Course outline 

Lecturer

Marco Fabbri, marco.fabbri@econ.au.dk

Examination

Students are asked to submit a short essay or a research proposal at the end of the course. The proposal should outline how the theoretical insights and empirical methods learned in the course could be used in their own research. The proposal should include a clear research question, the method used to answer the questions, and an outline of the empirical strategy and/or the theoretical framework.  

The course is equivalent to 5 ECTS. For PhD students at ECON, the course has been pre-approved as an internal BSS PhD course.

Registration

Registration no later than 7 June: https://events.au.dk/laweconomics

Contact

Academic: Marco Fabbri, marco.fabbri@econ.au.dk
Administrative: Susanne Christensen, sch@econ.au.dk