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An Addendum on Jones v. Harris in Response to Professor Birdthistle: Ex Ante Competition, Cognitive Biases and Behavioral Economics

Professor Birdthistle has a very thoughtful reply to my earlier post over at the Conglomerate on Jones v. Harris and behavioral economics.  I thank Professor Birdthistle for his reply.  I’ve learned a great deal about Jones v. Harris from reading his posts at the Conglomerate and have no doubt that I’ll learn more from this exchange.  The thrust of my original post was that, in general, my view was that behavioral law and economics has been too quick to rely on findings in the behavioral/ experimental literature demonstrating systematic deviations from rationality to justify paternalistic regulation.

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