Applied Economics - Law and Regulation Specialization Advanced Certificate

Specializing in this area equips students to attain positions in public policy departments of corporations, government agencies and a variety of not-for-profit organizations involved in policy advocacy. Moreover, practicing attorneys often require a deeper understanding of the economics of legal issues, especially since courts have increasingly invoked economic reasoning in judicial decisions.

Required Core (6 credits)

ECO 569SEM - Industrial Organization Credits: 3
ECO 570LEC - Economics of Regulation Credits: 3

Electives (9 credits)

Note: Some of the listed courses require the additional classes of ECO 505, 507, or 580 as a prerequisite for those classes.

Select 3 from:

ECO 526SEM - Financial Economics 1 Credits: 3
ECO 535LEC - International Economics Credits: 3
ECO 564SEM - Public Economics Credits: 3
ECO 582LEC - Computational Econometrcs Credits: 3
ECO 597TUT - Intern Applied Econ Credits: 1 - 3 (with approval of program director)
LAW xxx: Antitrust Law
LAW xxx: Risk Assessment
LAW xxx: International Trade
LAW xxx: Insurance and Public Policy
LAW xxx: Securities Regulation
LAW xxx: Selected Topics in Antitrust Law
LAW xxx: Public Goods and Free Riders

Total Credit Hours: 15

3.0 GPA required

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).