Lectures on the Economics of Law Enforcement

Nuno Garoupa

http://docentes.fe.unl.pt/~ngaroupa/

Professor on “Law and Economics” at the University of Nova de Lisboa,
Vice-president of the European Association of Law and Economics and
Invited professor at the Université of Paris X

will give four lectures co-organised by
the doctoral school “Economie, Organisation et Société”
and the research center EconomiX

Lectures on the Economics of Law Enforcement


Tuesday 13th december from 10h30 to 12h30 and from 14h30 to 16h30 - "salle des conférences du Bâtiment B", University of Paris X.

  1. Basics of Economics of Law Enforcement. Theory and Empirical Developments.
  2. Economics of Criminal Procedure and the Structure of Criminal Law.

Download slides of sessions 1 and 2

Thursday 15th december from 10h30 to 12h30 and from 16h30 to 18h - "salle G 614 (Bâtiment G)", University of Paris X.

  1. Economics of Plea-Bargaining. Theory and Applications in the US, UK, Italy and France.
    slides
  2. The Market for Legal Innovation: Law and Economics (Séminaire EconomiX)
    slides

References:

  • S. Shavell (1993) "The Optimal Structure of Law Enforcement", Journal of Law and Economics 36: 255-287.
  • S. Shavell (2003) "Economic Analysis of the General Structure of the Law", forthcoming in Foundations of Economic Analysis of Law, Harvard University Press. John M. Olin Center discussion paper 408.
  • N. Garoupa (1997) "The Theory of Optimal Law Enforcement", Journal of Economic Surveys 11: 267-295.
  • A. M. Polinsky and S. Shavell (2000) "The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law", Journal of Economic Literature 38: 45-76.
  • N. Garoupa (2004) "An Economic Analysis of Criminal Law", forthcoming in Economic Analysis of Law: A European Perspective, Edward Elgar, edited by Aristides Hatzis. Link and presentation at ESNIE 2004.