Week 2 of the Economics Institute built on the concepts learned in our Economics Institutes for Judges, providing more in depth coverage of some of the topics touched upon in Week 1 of the program and included some advanced topics such as accounting, finance, environmental economics, scientific methodology, entrepreneurship, and the financial crisis and its aftermath. Prerequisite: Prior completion … Continue reading “Economics Institute for Judges, Week Two, March 2012”

Through its flagship two week Economics Institute for Judges, the Mason Judicial Education Program focused on fundamental issues that often are at the heart of legal disputes.  Over two weeks of intensive classroom lectures and discussion, judges were given a solid grounding in economics, finance and scientific method. Agenda Prerequisite:  Prior completion of an Economics Institute … Continue reading “Economics Institute for Judges, Week Two, March 2013”

The Economics Institute for Judges–the JEP’s flagship program– addresses fundamental economic issues often at the heart of legal disputes. This one week course of intensive classroom lectures and discussions provides judges with a solid grounding in economics, finance, and scientific method. The practical relevance of these disciplines is emphasized through both case analysis and discussion. Agenda