Economics Institute Mixed Modality:
Fall 2026 Cohort Schedule
September 1 – 14
Module 1: The Vocabulary & Terminology of Law & Economics
Format: Asynchronous
This module must be completed independently before the first synchronous class, Module 2.
Lead Instructor
Donald Kochan, Professor of Law and Executive Director, Law and Economics Center, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
September 15 or September 16
Module 2: The Economics Perspective: Incentives Matter
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either Tuesday, September 15 or Wednesday, September 16. Please be sure to have completed Module 1 in advance of this class.
Lead Instructor
Donald Boudreaux, Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and Martha and Nelson Getchell Chair for the Study of Free Market Capitalism, Mercatus Center; Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Guest Lecturer
Peter Boettke, Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Philosophy, George Mason University; Vice President for Advanced Study and BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism, Mercatus Center; Director, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University; Faculty Director, Mercatus Center; Distinguished Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
September 17 – 28
Module 3: Supply, Demand & Mutually Beneficial Exchange
Format: Asynchronous
This module should be completed independently before the second synchronous class, Module 4.
Lead Instructor
John Yun, Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Guest Lecturers
Babette Boliek, Professor of Law, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Kathy Zeiler, Nancy Barton Scholar and Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
September 29 or September 30
Module 4: Markets in Action: Shocks and Dynamic Response
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either Tuesday, September 29 or Wednesday, September 30. Please be sure to have completed Module 3 in advance of this class.
Lead Instructor
Shahar Dillbary, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Research, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Guest Lecturer
Yonathan Arbel, William Alfred Rose Professor of Law and Director, AI Legal Studies Initiative, University of Alabama School of Law
Suggested completion:
October 1 – 12
Module 5: Property Rights & the Coase Theorem
Format: Asynchronous
While we recommend participants follow the prescribed timeline, this module may be completed independently at any time before November 25.
Lead Instructor
Andy Morriss, Professor, Texas A&M University, The Bush School of Government & Public Service, & School of Law
Guest Lecturers
Jim Bradbury, Adjunct Law Professor teaching Ag Law, and Natural Resources and Eminent Domain Policy, Texas A&M University School of Law; Managing Partner, James D. Bradbury, PLLC
Gerald Korngold, Professor of Property, Real Estate Transactions, International Real Estate, Conservation Law and Policy Clinic, and Real Estate: Transactional Skills, New York Law School
October 13 or October 14
Module 6: Market Restraints
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either Tuesday, October 13 or Wednesday, October 14.
Lead Instructor
James Cooper, Professor of Law and Director, Program on Economics & Privacy, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Guest Lecturer
Kathy Zeiler, Nancy Barton Scholar and Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
Suggested completion:
October 15 – 26
Module 7: Risk, Injury & Liability
Format: Asynchronous
While we recommend participants follow the prescribed timeline, this module may be completed independently at any time before November 25.
Lead Instructor
Erin Matsick, Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Guest Lecturers
Caroline Cecot, Oswald Symister Colclough Dean’s Research Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law; Distinguished University Teaching Professor, University of Minnesota School of Law
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management; Co-Director, Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics, Vanderbilt University
October 27 or October 28
Module 8: The Economics of Crime & Punishment
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either Tuesday, October 27 or Wednesday, October 28.
Lead Instructor
Erin Matsick, Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Guest Lecturers
Murat Mungan, Professor of Law and Director; Law & Economics Program, Texas A&M University School of Law
Suggested completion:
October 29 – November 9
Module 9: Public Choice Economics
Format: Asynchronous
While we recommend participants follow the prescribed timeline, this module may be completed independently at any time before November 25.
Lead Instructor
Jeremy Kidd, Professor of Law, Drake University Law School
Guest Lecturers
Henry Thompson, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Mississippi
Todd Zywicki, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
November 10 or November 11
Module 10: Incompatible Uses of Property Rights
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either Tuesday, November 10 or Wednesday, November 11.
Lead Instructor
Donald Kochan, Professor of Law and Executive Director, Law and Economics Center, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Suggested completion:
November 12 – 23
Module 11: The Welfare Costs of Tariffs, Monopolies, & Theft
Format: Asynchronous
While we recommend participants follow the prescribed timeline, this module may be completed independently at any time before November 25.
Lead Instructor
John Yun, Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Guest Lecturers
Thom Lambert, Wall Chair in Corporate Law and Governance and Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law
Maureen Olhausen, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
SPRING 2027 CAPSTONE COURSE COMPLETION:
Participants will attend one of two in-person capstone offerings held at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, Virginia.
The Regulation & Economics of Emerging Technologies: AI, Blockchain, & Crypto
Wednesday, March 17 –
Saturday, March 20, 2027
OR
The Economics of Consumer Welfare & Protection: Antitrust and Other Vehicles
Sunday, May 2 –
Wednesday, May 5, 2027