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3 - “They Ruined Popcorn”

On the Costs and Benefits of Mandatory Labels

from Part I - Understanding Consumer Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2023

By
Cass R. Sunstein
Edited by
Jacob E. Gersen  and
Joel H. Steckel
Jacob E. Gersen
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
Joel H. Steckel
Affiliation:
New York University
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Summary

When should government mandate labels? When would mandatory labels have desirable consequences for social welfare? How can those consequences be measured? When would labels do more good than harm?

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information avoidanceinformation seekingpresent bias
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The Cambridge Handbook of Marketing and the Law , pp. 63 - 77
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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