Soft Paternalism and Consumer Protection: Opportunities and Risks from Behavioral Economics

by Ricardo Rosas

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Economics - Other, grade: 1,0, University of Marburg, language: English, abstract: This work explores how behavioral economics and nudging could be applied within a libertarian paternalism framework to improve consumer protection. This work also explores the risks of such approach, including the risk of slippery slope and the knowledge problem.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3656972966
• ISBN13: 9783656972969
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"