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Leo and Eileen Herzel Professor of Law, Kearney Director of the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics

Omri Ben-Shahar is the Leo and Eileen Herzel Professor of Law, and Kearney Director and founder of the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Chicago Law School.

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The faulty logic of “protecting” consumers from the absence of annual fees

Omri Ben-Shahar January 7, 2010

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There is no annual fee for shopping at Wal-Mart, but there is an annual fee for shopping at Sam’s Club. Is there a consumer protection problem here?

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The faulty logic of “protecting” consumers from the absence of annual fees

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