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In Pittsburgh, Freedom Abridged, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2005

In Pittsburgh, Freedom Abridged, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

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Make >Em Fess Up, Bruce Ledewitz Sep 2005

Make >Em Fess Up, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

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The Kelo Threshold: Private Property And Public Use Reconsidered, Steven E. Buckingham May 2005

The Kelo Threshold: Private Property And Public Use Reconsidered, Steven E. Buckingham

University of Richmond Law Review

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The End Of American Democracy?, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2005

The End Of American Democracy?, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

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Up Against The Wall Of Separation: The Question Of Religious Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2005

Up Against The Wall Of Separation: The Question Of Religious Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

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The Present And Future Of Federalism, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2005

The Present And Future Of Federalism, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

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Beyond Tinkering: Economics After Behavioral Economics, Stephen E. Ellis, Grant M. Hayden Jan 2005

Beyond Tinkering: Economics After Behavioral Economics, Stephen E. Ellis, Grant M. Hayden

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

This paper assesses the current state of law and economics, standard and behavioral, and proposes an additional element to the basic belief-desire apparatus of economic theory in order to create a more unified theory of behavior.

The first part of the paper assesses the current status of standard economic theory. While standard models have had their successes, a large and growing body of empirical evidence reveals that people often fail to live up its rational-actor ideal. In response, economists usually stick with standard consumer theory and attempt to explain the anomalous results by referring to some overlooked input (e.g., some …