The Welfare State, Libertarian Paternalism, and Individual Freedom
ABSTRACT
In this colloquium we considered arguments in favor of and against the welfare state and then considered if new arguments in favor of libertarian paternalism achieve their proposed goal of actually improving individual well-being through increased state action.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
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Glaeser, Edward L. “Paternalism and Psychology.” University of Chicago Law Review 73, no. 1 (Winter 2006): 133-156.
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Thaler, Richard H. and Cass R. Sunstein. “Libertarian Paternalism Is Not an Oxymoron.” American Economic Review 93, no. 2 (May 2003): 175-179. http://www.rau.ro/intranet/Aer/2003/9302/93020175.pdf (accessed October 6, 2009).
Thaler, Richard H. and Cass R. Sunstein. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. New York: Penguin Books, 2008.
Whitman, Douglas Glen and Mario J. Rizzo. “Paternalist Slopes.” New York University Journal of Law & Liberty 2 (2007): 411-443.