On Interdisciplinary Approach to Law and Economics

Introduction In recent decades we can observe growing interdisciplinary approach in social sciences, both with respect to methodology and research subject. This trend is probably most visible in economics, where new disciplines are developing dynamically, among them: behavioral economics or psychology and economics, economic sociology, law and economics etc. This is not a surprise if one takes into account that all social sciences have the same subject of study: human behavior in different environments. Moreover, the urgency of interdisciplinary approach stems from the needs of contemporary social policy, which deals which issues that lie at intersection of the social sciences, including crime, corruption, tax compliance, social inequality, poverty and discrimination. In this seminar I would like to present some recent results in two interdisciplinary areas, which form a part of law and economics. The first is behavioral law and economics, which combines psychological, legal and economic approaches to analyze human behavior in legal environment and formulate policy prescriptions. This area is already well established, moreover it was recently subject of two presentations in this seminar, therefore, I constrain myself to present some interesting research questions and hypotheses, which should be a subject of further studies. The second interdisciplinary area lies at intersection of economics, legal studies and sociology