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Property and Liability: An Introduction to Law and Economics
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 18 hours
  • Course by Wesleyan University
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About

Think about the oldest and most familiar principles of American law, property and proportional liability, in a new and surprising way, and learn to apply economic reasoning to an especially important and interesting aspect of life.

Modules

What is Property?

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  • What is Property?

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  • Suggested Readings
  • Five Articles from JSTOR

An Infinity of Rights and Creating New Property

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  • An Infinity of Rights
  • Creating New Property

A Neighborly Dispute

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  • A Neighborly Dispute

"It Doesn't Matter Who Wins"

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  • "It Doesn't Matter Who Wins"

Review

    • 1 Quiz
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  • Property

The Coase Theorem

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  • The Coase Theorem

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Posner's Corollary

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  • Posner's Corollary

Stacks of Flax

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  • Stacks of Flax

A Hundred LeRoys

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  • A Hundred LeRoys

Owning History

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  • Owning History

Review

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  • Exchange and Efficiency

Externality

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  • Externality

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Markets for Goods

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  • Markets for Goods

Markets for Bads

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  • Markets for Bads

Liability

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  • Liability

Pigou and Voltaire

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  • Pigou and Voltaire

Internal Policing

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  • Internal Policing

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  • Externality

Retribution and Deterrence

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  • Retribution and Deterrence

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Torts

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  • Torts

The Costs of Crimes

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  • The Costs of Crimes

Organized Vengeance

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  • Organized Vengeance

Efficient Crimes & One Crime at a Time

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  • Efficient Crimes
  • One Crime at a Time

Pricing Crimes

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  • Pricing Crimes

A Certain Kind of Justice

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  • A Certain Kind of Justice

Review

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  • Crime and Punishment

Property and the Police and Erasing the Bright Red Line

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  • Property and the Police
  • Erasing the Bright Red Line

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Locke and Bentham, Even Now

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  • Locke and Bentham, Even Now

The Competition of Technologies and Intellectual Goods

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  • The Competition of Technologies
  • Intellectual Goods

Locks and Keys

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  • Locks and Keys

A Peculiar Property Right

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  • A Peculiar Property Right

The New Fair Use

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  • The New Fair Use

Review

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  • Property, Utility and Technology

The Disappearing Trial

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Plea Bargaining

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  • Plea Bargaining

A Prisoner's Dilemma

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  • A Prisoner's Dilemma

"An Essential Component" and the Virtues of Candor

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  • "An Essential Component"
  • The Virtues of Candor

Two Kinds of Systems

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  • Two Kinds of Systems

European Plea Bargains?

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  • European Plea Bargains?

Review

    • 1 Quiz
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  • Criminal Procedure

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Explore the fundamentals of American law through the lens of economics with "Property and Liability: An Introduction to Law and Economics." This foundational course, offered by Coursera, delves into property and proportional liability, encouraging a fresh perspective and economic reasoning. Ideal for personal development, the 1080-minute course is available via a Starter subscription. Perfect for those looking to deepen their understanding of legal principles.

Richard Adelstein
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Richard Adelstein