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ECO320 Midterm 1 Review Notes Lecture 1- ECO Law Introduction The “central problem” is optimality in the economic analysis of law: The “problem” for “lawmakers” is to maximize s... ocial surplus: What does one mean by a law? A law is a rule that may or may not have economic consequences for an individual person or a group Where do “laws” actually come from? Custom Judicial Precedent (Common Law) Statutory Legislation Executive Decision – Making So some forms of economic analysis of laws use: markets without private goods (Intellectual Property) markets with “bads” (crime) markets without prices (marriage, domestic contracts) Private Goods Property Rights o Right To Pollute o Right To Enjoy Property Free of Pollution o Right To Contract on Property Rights o Right To Damages and/or an o Injunction for Breach of Contract Private Bads o Torts o Intentional o Pollution o Assault o Fraud o Unintentional o Negligence Economics concerns questions like: Will a reduction in the capital gains tax make the stock market rise? Will higher tariffs make consumers better off? Will increased prison terms reduce crime? Will easier divorce improve the status of women? Do stronger copyright laws promote creativity? Will a high-price (meaning low volume of sales) strategy lead to more profit for a firm than a low-price strategy?October 12, 2018 In each area of the course, the following questions arise? Does a law (rule), over time, become o More Efficient? o More Competitive? o More Optimal? Market Demand Market Demand is less reactive to legal changes o (i) motivation of black markets or illegal markets o (ii) behavioural changes tend to be long term o (iii) population and income changes – both slope and positional shifts – economic analysis of criminal law economic analysis of family law In the simplest approach – one could choose the “benchmark” perfectly competitive market Only “price is considered” Example – A law that enhances the quality, safety or attractiveness of a good? [Show More]
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