Law, Economics, and Policy Track

Courses in this concentration allow majors to explore various ways in which legal institutions and practices shape economic behavior. Since legal systems are designed to serve a multiplicity of ends, students are also exposed to the moral and political dimensions of the law.

 

Two of the following:

Economics

  • 3320 Urban Economics
  • 3330 Environment and Natural Resources
  • 3340 Government in the Economy
  • 4300 Regulation
  • 4500 Health Economics & Policy
  • 4530 Economics of Taxation
  • 3970/3980 Special Studies in Economics

 

Three of the following:

History

  • 6270 American Disasters
  • 6911 Special Topics in American History

Philosophy

  • 3560 Social and Political Ethics
  • 3640 Philosophy of Law
  • 6510 Theories of Economic Justice

Political Economy

  • 4010 Constitutionalism: Ancient Athens to Present
  • 4040 Democracy, Capitalism, & Free Speech
  • 4300 Behavioral Economics & Public Policy
  • 4400 Law & Economics of the Regulatory State
  • 4970/4980 Special Topics in Political Economy

Political Science

  • 3240 Public Policy
  • 4230 Environmental Politics & Policy
  • 4250 Politics of Poverty Policy
  • 4270 Constitutional Law
  • 6290 Judicial Process