LAW 7620 — Human Behavior, Legal Doctrine, and Policy Design
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: W/ThBostonTraditional
Compares accounts of human behavior, including the utilitarian/law and economics view of man as a rational calculator of his self-interest, with classical and contemporary alternatives to that description, including behavioral economics. Evaluates the reasons for doubting or crediting these competing accounts and considers their implications for determining appropriate legal doctrines and regulatory approaches. Addresses issues such as whether the views of human behavior that shape consumer protection case law and the Supreme Court's commercial speech doctrine are justified and whether, and in what circumstances, regulations may appropriately seek to help people by prescribing, proscribing, or "nudging" their behavior.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 33% | 10.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 100% · F 0%
Common patterns: WR (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Richard Daynard (100% of students) · reviews
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