Behavioural Law and Economics as Litmus Test
This paper discusses a few meta-theoretical questions about Behavioural Law and Economics (BLE) in order to better understand both its popularity and the criticisms it has received.
Péter Cserne
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False Promises? A Sociological Critique of the Behavioural Turn in Law and Economics [PDF]
Economic bestsellers like Freakonomics and Nudge that mainly address outsiders of the economic discipline are also consumed by lawyers. The latter has already become an important reference in the field of consumer law and policy. In principle, this is nothing to complain about but part of law’s encounter with science, namely the social sciences ...
Sabine Frerichs
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Behavioral Law and Economics Is Not Just a Refinement of Law and Economics
A number of prominent advocates of applying behavioral economics to the law make the claim that behavioral law and economics is simply a refinement of traditional law and economics.
Steven M. Sheffrin
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Behavioural Economics and its Implications on Regulatory Law [PDF]
Abstract The aim of this article is to analyse the possible implications of behavioural economics on regulatory law and government policy. In order to do so it first introduces and in short describe the current trends in behavioural economics through a quick look into the aim and history of this relatively new and innovative field of ...
Jana Bellová
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Private Law, Nudging and Behavioural Economic Analysis [PDF]
Offering a fresh perspective on ""nudging"", this book uses legal paternalism to explore how legal systems may promote good policies without ignoring personal autonomy. It suggests that the dilemma between inefficient opt-in rules and autonomy restricting opt-out schemes fails to realistically capture the span of options available to the policy maker ...
Karampatzos, Antonios
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How the Behavioural Turn in Law and Economics Vindicates the New Haven School
This article claims that the behavioural turn in Law and Economics vindicates the approach of the pre-turn New Haven School. Available accounts of the turn offer useful methodological insights but are unconvincing, because they tend to oversimplify the ...
Fabrizio Esposito
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Perceived Public Stigma Toward Psychological Help: Psychometric Validation of the Stigma Scale for Receiving Psychological Help Among Chinese Law Students [PDF]
Public stigma toward psychological help-seeking is a critical barrier to mental health service utilization, particularly among university students in culturally conservative and academically demanding disciplines such as law.
Tingting Wang, Qi Lu Huang, Wei Li
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A Law and Behavioural Economics Analysis of High-Cost Lending in New Zealand [PDF]
The most interesting recent developments in economics have come from behavioural economics, which attempts to model how people will behave in real life situations. The insights offered by behavioural economics can also be applied to law. This article discusses law and behavioural economics generally, and then applies it to the New Zealand high-cost ...
McLanahan, Jeremiah
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Development and Validation of the Future Career Insecurity Scale (FCIS) in Law Students [PDF]
The transition from university to the workforce is a major developmental milestone that can generate significant psychological distress, especially for students in high-stakes professional programs such as law.
Cuiyu Lan +9 more
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Consent to Behavioural Targeting in European Law - What are the Policy Implications of Insights from Behavioural Economics? [PDF]
Behavioural targeting is the monitoring of people’s online behaviour to target advertisements to specific individuals. European law requires companies to obtain informed consent of the internet user before they use tracking technologies for behavioural targeting. Other jurisdictions also emphasise the importance of choice for internet users.
Zuiderveen Borgesius, F.
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