Law and Economics Seminar (Abrams)
Faculty
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| David S. Abrams Professor of Law, Business Economics, and Public Policy dabrams@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Expository Writing
Grading
25% Participation,
75% Other (The course grade is determined from 3 response papers of about 2 pages each (50%), 1 group presentation (25%), and class participation (25%).)
No
Students interested in using this seminar to fulfill the senior writing requirement should contact Professor Abrams well before the semester begins.
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- If you are absent, due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can ask for volunteers among your classmates to share their notes with you.
- I will make PowerPoint slides or other class materials routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
- When you are better, please make an appointment to meet with me and I will review/answer questions about what you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
T 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Tanenbaum Hall 112
Category
Seminar
Credits
3.0
This seminar will provide students with an opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research in law and economics through presentations by some of the leading scholars in the field. We spend two seminar sessions on each paper. During the first, we discuss the paper and background literature. During the second, the author joins us and discusses the paper with seminar members, law faculty, and other members of the Penn community. In preparation for the outside speaker sessions, students write short (two to three page) critiques of the author's paper. Final grades are based on the critiques and seminar participation, including a group presentation. Some background in economics or law and economics is very helpful; however, knowledge of technical economics is unnecessary.
Topics vary each year - past speakers and topics may be found at https://www.law.upenn.edu/academics/law-economics-seminars/#lawecon
Students may submit a paragraph describing background and interest in the seminar.
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.
Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.
Criminal Law and Procedure Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of criminal law and procedure; Perform legal analysis in the context of criminal law and procedure; Communicate effectively on topics related to criminal law and procedure; Demonstrate an understanding of the role criminal law and procedure play in society and their impact on other areas of law and society.
Perspectives on the Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of how the law affects, and is affected by, the individual course topic; Perform legal analysis in the context of the individual course topic; Communicate effectively on the legal and other aspects of the individual course topic; Demonstrate the ability to use other disciplines to analyze legal issues relevant to the individual course topic, including economics, philosophy, and sociology, as appropriate.