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Johns Hopkins University | AS.180.310

Economics of Antitrust

3.0

credits

Average Course Rating

(4.72)

This course explores the economic rationale for, and consequence of, antitrust laws. In addition to economic analysis we will study landmark antitrust cases.

Fall 2012

(4.74)

Fall 2013

(4.78)

Fall 2014

(4.65)

Fall 2012

Professor: Bruce Hamilton

(4.74)

The best aspects of this course included the small class size and the interactive class discussions. The professor showed lots of enthusiasm for the material and students found the anti-trust content to be very interesting. The worst aspects of the course included the lack of clarity on some of the assignments and papers, as well as the limited number of assignments available to make up the students’ grades. The course would improve by more class participation amongst students and more clarity on the assignments. Prospective students should know that this is a great and worthwhile course to take that comes with manageable readings.

Fall 2013

Professor: Bruce Hamilton

(4.78)

Students praised this course and its small class for having engaging class discussions and a passionate and interesting professor. Complaints about the course were few, although some students wished the course had more graded assignments for an idea of how wel they were doing in the course. Suggestions for improvement included adding a bit more structure. Prospective students should know that students found this course to be a participation-focused seminar-style course that was reading and writing intensive.

Fall 2014

Professor: Bruce Hamilton

(4.65)

Students in this small course praised it for having a knowledgeable instructor who promoted an interactive, discussion-based classroom environment. Perceived issues with the course varied; some students found that the course’s use of legal briefs and legal jargon could make the course dry and hard to fol ow. Suggestions for improvement were few as many students found few issues with the course; however, some students found that the course could have used more guidance from the instructor either as to what sections of the readings students needed to be familiar with or to clarify some of the legal jargon in the readings. Prospective students should know that students found that the workload for this course was fairly typical and that the course required regular reading and writing assignments. Students also found that the course required students to have some basic knowledge of economics.