Law and Economics

About this course

Law and economics is a combination that sits at the heart of some of the most important debates in public policy and professional life. Law provides the formal rules and institutions through which social and economic activity is regulated, contracts are enforced, and wrongs are remedied. Economics provides the analytical tools to understand how those rules affect behaviour, how markets work, and what the consequences of different legal arrangements are for efficiency, distribution, and welfare. The interaction between the two disciplines has shaped modern competition law, regulatory policy, contract design, and the analysis of legal institutions, and studying them together gives you a sophisticated understanding of both. At the University of Derby this programme includes a foundation year, giving you four years in total and a supported route into degree-level study. The course also incl

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 55% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 8% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 8% of graduatescards →
• 42 / 100Legal professionals · 13% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 8% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 18% of graduatescards →

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