Voluntariness and the bounds of cost-benefit analysis

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Sugden, Robert (2023) Voluntariness and the bounds of cost-benefit analysis. Behavioural Public Policy, 7 (4). pp. 954-962. ISSN 2398-063X

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Abstract

Behavioural economists often claim that their policy recommendations are justified by cost-benefit analysis (CBA), but without adequate explanation of the methodology they have in mind. I sketch the outlines of a CBA methodology that is compatible with the findings of behavioural economics and is in accord with my account in Sugden (2018) of a well-functioning market as a network of opportunities for mutually beneficial transactions. The key idea is that the CBA of a project is concerned only with effects that are not transmitted through voluntary interactions. I illustrate this proposal by considering the appraisal of fuel economy mandates.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Special Issue: A Symposium on the Behavioural Limits of the State
Uncontrolled Keywords:	cost-benefit analysis,behavioural economics,voluntary interaction,regularisation,fuel economy mandate,voluntariness,fuel economy mandates,economics, econometrics and finance(all),social psychology,political science and international relations,sociology and political science,social sciences (miscellaneous),applied psychology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2000
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Economic Theory
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2023 10:30
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2023 02:37
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90882
DOI:	10.1017/bpp.2023.7

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