Economics Institute Mixed Modality:
Spring 2027 Cohort Schedule
January 1 – 11
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
January 12 or January 13
Module 2: The Economics Perspective: Incentives Matter
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either Tuesday, January 12 or Wednesday, January 13. 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
January 14 – 25
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
January 26 or January 27
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, January 26 or Wednesday, January 27. 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:
January 28 – February 8
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 March 17.
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
February 9 or February 10
Module 6: Market Restraints
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either February 9 or Wednesday, February 10.
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:
February 11 – 22
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 March 17.
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
February 23 or February 24
Module 8: The Economics of Crime & Punishment
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either Tuesday, February 23 or Wednesday, February 24.
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:
February 25 – March 8
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 March 17.
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
March 9 or March 10
Module 10: Incompatible Uses of Property Rights
Format: Synchronous
This module is offered twice. Participants should attend one Zoom session on either Tuesday, March 9 or Wednesday, March 10.
Lead Instructor
Donald Kochan, Professor of Law and Executive Director, Law and Economics Center, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Suggested completion:
March 11 – 16
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 March 17.
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