John E. McGarry
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Under the Influence
- Putting Peer Pressure to Work
- By: Robert H. Frank
- Narrated by: Trevor White
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4 out of 5 stars 25
Society embraces regulations that limit physical harm to others, as when smoking restrictions are defended as protecting bystanders from secondhand smoke. But we have been slower to endorse parallel steps that discourage harmful social environments, as when regulators fail to note that the far greater harm caused when someone becomes a smoker is to make others more likely to smoke. In Under the Influence, Robert Frank attributes this regulatory asymmetry to the laudable belief that individuals should accept responsibility for their own behavior.
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A book for all climate policy advocates
- By John E. McGarry on 07-12-20
- Under the Influence
- Putting Peer Pressure to Work
- By: Robert H. Frank
- Narrated by: Trevor White
A book for all climate policy advocates
Reviewed: 07-12-20
Robert Frank is a seasoned economist and draws on his long experience as an academic economist. He makes the case for a revenue neutral price on carbon and why it would be very successful. He makes his case with abundant scientific studies. The book is well organized and follows a loglical path to his conclusions. I would recommend the book to anyone who is concerned about our climate crisis.
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