Breadcrumb Home Economics ECON 260 ECON 260: Law and Economics Download as PDF Program Economics Semester Hours 3.0 Applications of economics to property, contracts, torts, and criminal law, emphasizing property rights, breach of contract, product liability and punishment. Prerequisites ECON 101: Contemporary Economic Issues ECON 151: Principles of Microeconomics Either ECON 101 or ECON 151 - both are not required.