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Financial Economics and Law - LAWS3019
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS1001 and LAWS1011 and Corequisite: LAWS2311; Prerequisite: JURD7101 and JURD7111 and Corequisite: JURD7211
 
 
Excluded: JURD7319
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course aims to educate students in topics in the theory and applications of Financial Economics relevant to Law. Legal applications include prejudgment interest; analysis of securities fraud (including damages); taxation of new financial products; analysis of liability for negligent investment advice; market efficiency and insider trading; aspects of the business judgment rule.

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