Social Norms and Legal Design – Bruno Deffains and Claude Fluety. This version, September 2015.
“We compare fault-based and strict liability offences in law enforcement when behavior is influenced by informal prosocial norms of conduct. Fault tends to be more effective than strict liability in harnessing social or self-image concerns. When enforcement relies on fines and assessing fault is not too costly, the optimal legal regime is fault based with a standard consistent with the underlying social norm if convictions would seldom occur under optimal enforcement; otherwise liability should be strict. When sanctions are nonmonetary or when stigmatization imposes a deadweight loss, the legal standard may be harsher or more lenient than the social norm.”
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NLM Releases New Research Resource for Domestic Violence
“The National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released a new health services research resource on domestic violence, to complement the new NLM exhibition, Confronting Violence, Improving Women’s Lives. The new resource can be found on the Web portal, Health Services Research… Continue Reading
Job Polarization and Labor Market Outcomes for Older, Middle-Skilled Workers
Rutledge, Matthew S. and Guan, Qi, Job Polarization and Labor Market Outcomes for Older, Middle-Skilled Workers (September 1, 2015). Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper No. 2015-23. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2665788 “Numerous studies have found that even as employment growth in high- and low-skill occupations has been robust, employment in… Continue Reading
Corruption, Pollution, Inequality Are Top Concerns in China
“China’s economic growth rate may be slowing, but the Chinese public overwhelmingly recognizes the economic progress their country has made over time. Most say they are better off financially than they were five years ago, and with near unanimity they believe they enjoy a higher standard of living than their parents did. However, they also… Continue Reading
Manners 2.0: Key findings about etiquette in the digital age
“Some 92% of Americans now have a cellphone of some kind, and 90% of those cell owners say that their phone is frequently with them. This “always-on” mobile connectivity is changing the nature of public spaces and social gatherings. It is also rewriting social norms regarding what is rude and what is acceptable behavior when people… Continue Reading
Healthcare costs unsustainable in advanced economies without reform
OECD: “Healthcare costs are rising so fast in advanced economies that they will become unaffordable by mid-century without reforms, according to a new OECD report. Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems: Bridging Health and Finance Perspectives finds that going over budget on health spending remains endemic in most OECD countries. Maintaining today’s healthcare, and funding future… Continue Reading
