Specialized course: Law & Economics part II

The course Law and Economics part II aims to give students deeper understanding of the economic analysis of law. The overall theme of the course is to understand how financial incentives interact with the formation of laws and contracts in various fields.


Law & Economics part II is given as an elective course within the framework of the law program at the Department of Law, Stockholm University. The course is open to students at the Department of Law and the Department of Economics who successfully have concluded Law and Economics 1. Exchange students admitted by the department are also given access to the course.


Read more about exchange programmes at the Department of Law 

 

After completion of the course the student will be able to:

  • Apply key areas of law and economics and describe how these methods of analysis explain how socioeconomic effectiveness can influence and be influenced by the formation of laws and contracts.
  • Understand how legal economic reasoning can be applied in different fields with structural incentives as a basis for the analysis and explain how different hypotheses can influence the analysis.

 


Follow the link below to read more about the course details.

Syllabus - Law and Economics part II

 



Instruction is given in the form of seminars. The language of instruction is English.
 



Examination is carried out through a written examination.
 


Björn Lundqvist
 

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.


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Learning platform

From the autumn semester 2026, Stockholm University uses the learning platform Canvas for all courses. As a registered student, you will find all course information, assignments, and learning materials there throughout the course.

https://canvas.su.se

The Departement

Read more about education at the Department of Law at Stockholm University on our homepage.

Education - Department of Law 

 







Course contact: 
lawec@juridicum.su.se 

Course coordinator: 
 

Course manager: 
Björn Lundqvist

 

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