Behavioral Law and Economics Paperback / softback
Edited by Cass R. (University of Chicago) Sunstein
Part of the Cambridge Series on Judgment and Decision Making series
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This exciting volume marks the birth of a new field, one which attempts to study law with reference to an accurate understanding of human behavior.
It reports new findings in cognitive psychology which show that people are frequently both unselfish and over-optimistic; that people have limited willpower and limited self-control; and that people are 'boundedly' rational, in the sense that they have limited information-processing powers, and frequently rely on mental short-cuts and rules of thumb.
Understanding this behavior has large-scale implications for the analysis of law, in areas including environmental protection, taxation, constitutional law, voting behavior, punitive damages for civil rights violations, labor negotiations, and corporate finance.
With a better knowledge of human behavior, it is possible to predict the actual effects of law, to see how law can promote society's goals, and to reassess the questions of what law should be doing.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:448 pages, 29 Tables, unspecified; 42 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/03/2000
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- ISBN:9780521667432
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:448 pages, 29 Tables, unspecified; 42 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/03/2000
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521667432
