ECON 141 Law and Economics

ECON 141 Syllabus (Spring 2019)
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Handouts

​Property Rights

• Dickens of a case (Telegraph)
• Michael Heller on the Tragedy of the Anticommons (YouTube)
• The Legacy of Kelo v. New London (YouTube)
• Toward a Theory of Property Rights (Demsetz 1967)

Coase Theorem

• Guided Example: Coase Theorem (YouTube)
• Sunnyvale homeowners told to cut redwoods that block solar panels

Intellectual Property

• A Fair(y) Use Tale
• Electronic Frontier Foundation Copyright Week (optional)

Liability and Negligence

• A California mayor wants to require all gun owners to have liability insurance (CNN)

Law and Legislation

• The Law Merchant and International Trade (Foundation for Economic Education)
• Legal Systems Very Different From Our Own (David Friedman - ONLINE DRAFT)

Takings and Civil Forfeiture

• Current Takings Cases (Pacific Legal Foundation)
•  The Legacy of Kelo v. New London (YouTube)
• Policing for Profit (The Institute for Justice)
• Law enforcement took more stuff from people than burglars did last year (The Washington Post)
• Policing for Profit - The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture - The Institute for Justice (YouTube)
• John Stossel - Policing for Profit (YouTube)
• Civil Forfeiture: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (YouTube)

Cops, Courts, and Deterrence

• Juries Can Acquit the Guilty, 9th Circuit Says, but 'There Is No Right to Nullification'
• Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip Searches for Any Arrest (NYT) 
• Sentencing Shift Gives New Leverage to Prosecutors [Plea Bargains] (NYT)
• ​The Devil’s Bargain: How Plea Agreements, Never Contemplated by the Framers, Undermine Justice (Cato)
• Kaleif Browder Held at Rikers Island for 3 Year Without Trial (NYT)
• 85 people held for 4 years in Louisana jails without a trial, sheriffs say (NOLA)​

Occupational Licensing

• Licensing Costs Our Economy $180 Billion/Year - Here are Ways to Avoid That (YouTube)

Research Resources

Data Resources

• Federal Reserve of St. Louis - Population, Employment, and Labor Markets
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Census Data
• Current Population Survey 
• National Longitudinal Surveys
• University of Minnesota IPUMS
• DataFerrett

Other Resources

• AEA Resources for Economists
• American Enterprise Institute
• The Independent Institute
• The Foundation for Economic Education 
• The National Bureau of Economic Research (use an .edu email to access papers)

Students may also find interesting topics on The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, and The New York Times
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Reference Management Software (Free)

• Mendeley (Best for Chrome)
• Zotero (Best for Firefox)

Class Resources

TBD