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The Final Step To Insider Trading Reform: Answering The "It's Just Not Right!" Objection, John P. Anderson Jan 2016

The Final Step To Insider Trading Reform: Answering The "It's Just Not Right!" Objection, John P. Anderson

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This Article proceeds as follows: Section I sets the table by dismissing the notion that economic analysis of law should enjoy some privileged status (as more precise, rigorous, or scientific) over ethical analysis of law. Rather, it is suggested that economic and ethical reasons are best understood as different tools suited for different roles in legal reform. It is then argued that, given the current climate, ethical reasoning is the best tool for overcoming the remaining obstacles to insider trading reform in the United States. Section II begins the ethical analysis by arguing that even if it were admitted that …