The Economics of Excess: Addiction, Indulgence, and Social by Harold Winter

By Harold Winter

The Economics of Excess discusses either usual and behavioral economics as they practice to habit, indulgence, and social policy.
Chapter One offers an intensive dialogue of financial versions of dependancy. The version constructed in such a lot element takes into consideration either common and behavioral ways. the subsequent 3 chapters study particular indulgences: smoking, consuming, and overeating. the guts of this publication is its accomplished dialogue of what's also known as the "new paternalism." Many economists are actually tough the extra conventional trust that, until they're harming others, humans may be left to their very own indulgences. As a growing number of economists are arguing for rules which are designed to guard humans from themselves, this publication deals a significant, but available, dialogue of the professionals and cons of such interventions.
Written in an approachable variety, this booklet will serve researchers who're new to the economics of habit and scholars in various economics and coverage classes alike.

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