What cheeseburger bills mean for tort reform

And more surprising insights from the social sciences

Carpenter, C. & Tello-Trillo, S., “Do ‘Cheeseburger Bills’ Work? Effects of Tort Reform for Fast Food,” National Bureau of Economic Research (May 2015).

Climate costs

Annan, F. & Schlenker, W., “Federal Crop Insurance and the Disincentive to Adapt to Extreme Heat,” American Economic Review (May 2015).

Now, about the MBTA. . .

Liu, Y. et al., “Climatic Effects on Planning Behavior,” PLoS ONE (May 2015).

Non-solitary confinement

Guetzkow, J. & Schoon, E., “If You Build It, They Will Fill It: The Consequences of Prison Overcrowding Litigation,” Law & Society Review (June 2015).

A personal connection

Hur, J. et al., “When Temptations Come Alive: How Anthropomorphism Undermines Self-Control,” Journal of Consumer Research (forthcoming).

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