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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.
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Established in memory of Charles H. Murphy, Sr. (1870-1954), and inspired by the vision of Charles H. Murphy, Jr. (1920-2002), the Murphy Institute exists to help Tulane faculty and students understand economic, moral, and political problems we all face and think about. More important, it exists to help us understand how these problems have come to be so closely interconnected.