10-02-262 Introduction to Economics for Lawyers

Lehrende: Prof. Dr. Jerg Gutmann

Veranstaltungsart: Vorlesung

Anzeige im Stundenplan: Introduction

Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Credits: 2,0

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -

Weitere Informationen:
Mit der Möglichkeit eine SPB-Hausarbeit anzufertigen.

Kommentare/ Inhalte:
This lecture is accompanied by a tutorial that gives the opportunity to practice the contents of the lecture.

Lernziel:
Learning objectives:

• Overview of the main methods of economics.
  
• Intuitive understanding of market processes.
  
• Applying some basic economic concepts to law.
  

Vorgehen:
Course outline:

1. Economics: Assumptions and Models
   
2. Introduction: Supply and Demand
   
3. Demand
   
4. Supply
   
5. Competitive Markets
   
6. Market Power
   
7. Game Theory
   
8. Market Failure
   
9. Behavioral Economics
   
10. Institutional Economics
    

Literatur:
Mandatory reading: Pindyck & Rubinfeld, 2018, Microeconomics, 9th Global Edition.
Optional reading: Voigt, 2019, Institutional Economics: An Introduction.

Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Exchange students can take an oral exam in the final week of the lectures.
Exchange students interested in this option should send an e-mail to jerg.gutmann@uni-hamburg.de until the end of November.