Social norms, endogenous tastes and governmental action
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Economic analysis of law, Social norms, Endogenous preferences, GovernmentAbstract
The article proposes to revisit the literature on social norms and Law and Economics and offer a methodological distinction of the different ways in which social norms are approached in this literature. Furthermore, it discusses how differences in the conceptions of social norms, especially those that treat social norms as capable of altering individual preferences, affect the way in which government should act.
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