Little Brother is Watching You: New Paternalism on the Slippery Slopes

Rizzo, Mario J.; Whitman, Douglas Glen

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1119325

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“…On this, see for example M. J. RIZZO and G. WHITEMAN (2009a) as well as G. WHITEMAN and M. J. RIZZO (2007.…”

Section: On the Critique Of Soft Paternalismmentioning

confidence: 95%

Soft paternalism, merit goods, and normative individualism

Kirchgäßner

2015

Eur J Law Econ

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Paternalism is an attempt to influence individuals' decisions for their own benefit, even if there are no third parties involved. This seems to contradict normative individualism, which provides the general orientation to our modern democracies. Soft or libertarian paternalism accepts the necessity of paternalism due to the existence of behavioural anomalies, but intends to apply only such measures that do not restrict the decision leeway of individuals. Nevertheless, the same objections that can be raised against its strong version can also be raised against soft paternalism. On the other hand, as soon as we accept that human beings are able to reflect not only about their actions but also about the preferences guiding their actions, there is no longer a necessary contradiction between paternalism and normative individualism. As far as we know today, the possibilities to successfully apply soft paternalistic measures are rather limited. On the other hand, while some criticisms of it are justified, others largely overshoot the mark and seem to be at least partly ideologically motivated. Terms of use: Documents inJEL-Code: H420, D630, D720.

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“…On this, see for example M. J. RIZZO and G. WHITEMAN (2009a) as well as G. WHITEMAN and M. J. RIZZO (2007.…”

Section: On the Critique Of Soft Paternalismmentioning

confidence: 95%

Soft paternalism, merit goods, and normative individualism

Kirchgäßner

2015

Eur J Law Econ

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“…This theory surpasses intuition just as science surpasses common sense'). 28 Rizzo and Whitman (2009), 686 ('The new paternalism is supported by a growing body of research in behavioral economics showing that individuals are not fully 'rational,' as economists understand that term, but instead are subject to a variety of cognitive errors and biases').…”

Section: The Limits Of Libertarian Paternalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

A ‘Fool’ and His Sugar-Sweetened Beverage are Soon Taxed

Bogenschneider

2017

Liverpool Law Rev

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Tax policy informed by Libertarian paternalism suggests that taxes should be levied on non-'rational' choice (i.e., where a person makes a 'foolish' decision by their own internal standards). In respect of excise taxes on sugar sweetened beverages, the regressivity of such policies can then be justified by reference to a progressive health effect, since the poor are more sensitive to changes in price and disproportionately tend to consume sugar sweetened beverages. However, as it currently stands, that conclusion is based merely on a presumption of irrationality of the poor as a class and neither the relative price of goods subject to such taxes, nor the associated 'welfare loss' from the levy of the tax, have been systematically measured. Such a presumption of non-'rationality' in food choice only holds with respect to persons who are not bound by relative prices of food, namely the wealthy. Accordingly, it is reasonable for scholars to consider the levy of excise taxes on unhealthy food consumed primarily by the wealthy (e.g., foie gras) as a 'nudge' toward a healthier food choice. Furthermore, the poor are rational agents capable of analysing and comparing relative prices of food products taking into account the health effects. As various scholars have now proposed in medical journals, any incremental tax levied on the poor in respect of sugar-sweetened beverages should be offset, for example, with a credit for healthy foods including fruits and vegetables.

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“…7 So können aus an sich nicht kompromittierenden personenbezogenen Einzeldaten Informationen gewonnen werden, die die Nutzer lieber verborgen hätten. 8 Als Beispiel zu nennen sind Informationen über politische Präferenzen der Nutzer und ihres Umfelds, die aus der Analyse von Freundschaften in sozialen Netzwerken gewonnen werden können. 9 Auch kann aus der Untersuchung von Facebook-Freundschaften mit hoher Treffsicherheit auf eine, je nach gesellschaftlichem Umfeld vielleicht lieber nicht offengelegte, homosexuelle Orientierung der jeweiligen Nutzer geschlossen werden.…”

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“…Gesetzgebung, Verwaltung und Rechtsprechung empfangen Impulse und Richtlinien von den Grundrechten. 8 Aufgrund dieser grundrechtlichen "Ausstrahlungswirkung" 9 müssen die durch informationelle Preisgabe bedrohten Rechtsgüter -also das Recht auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung und die Informationsfreiheit -bei der Auslegung von zwischen Privaten geltenden Gesetzen berücksichtigt werden.…”

Section: Objektiv-rechtliche Grundrechtsdimensionunclassified

Privatheit wider Willen? Verhinderung informationeller Preisgabe im Internet nach deutschem und US-amerikanischem Verfassungsrecht

Sandfuchs¹

2015

Internet Und Gesellschaft

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Little Brother is Watching You: New Paternalism on the Slippery Slopes

Cited by 60 publications

References 15 publications

Soft paternalism, merit goods, and normative individualism

Soft paternalism, merit goods, and normative individualism

A ‘Fool’ and His Sugar-Sweetened Beverage are Soon Taxed

Privatheit wider Willen? Verhinderung informationeller Preisgabe im Internet nach deutschem und US-amerikanischem Verfassungsrecht

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