Consumer Protection Policies and Behavioral Economics

Takeshi Murooka
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Takeshi Murooka: Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University

No 20J006, OSIPP Discussion Paper from Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University

Abstract: This review (in Japanese) summarizes a role of behavioral economics in consumer protection policies. I specifically focus on unfair and deceptive practices in marketplaces, and discuss implications of recent behavioral-economic research in consumer protection policies.

Keywords: Consumer protection; unfair practices; deceptive practices; consumer naivety; automatic renewal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D18 D90 L51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7 pages
Date: 2020-12
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