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Lawrence B. Solum (University of Virginia School of Law) has posted For Constitutional Theory (California Law Review (forthcoming 2026)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Since the publication of James Bradley Thayer’s “The Origin and Scope of the American Doctrine of Constitutional Law” in 1893 there has been an outpouring of theorizing about constitutionalism in the
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Stuart Babcock has posted Cabining Criminal Omission Liability on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article aims to elucidate questions, both legal and philosophical, concerning criminal liability for inaction, formally known as omission liability. In particular, this article aims to show that a person’s omission liability for a victimizing outcome does arise, legally, and should arise,
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Kuan-ting Chen (Cornell University – Law School; National Chengchi University (NCCU) – College of Law) has posted Historical Injustice in the Property Law Domain: A Theoretical Examination on Taiwan’s Indigenous Reserved Land Policy on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This essay provides a normative evaluation of Taiwan’s Indigenous Reserved Land policy, a singular affirmative action regime
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Dominique Fischer (University of Malaya (UM)) has posted Has Santa Claus a Good Long-Term Memory on SSRN. Here is the abstract: If Santa Claus had a good long-term memory, she would remember who had consistently been good in the previous years and would reward them accordingly. She would not only rely on the current year
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Laura Birg (University of Goettingen (Gottingen)) & Simon Pommeranz have posted The Deadweight Loss of Christmas – Reply on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In this paper, we study the welfare effects of Christmas presents with a focus on the effect of presents for gift-givers. Based on a survey among students at the University of
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Christoph M. Schmidt (Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) ; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) ; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)) & Thomas K. Bauer (Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) ; University of Bochum – Faculty of Economics ; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)) have posted WTP vs. WTA: Christmas
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Jessica Rixom (University of Nevada, Reno), Erick M. Mas (Vanderbilt University – Owen Graduate School of Management), Brett A. Rixom (University of Nevada, Reno) have posted Presentation Matters: The Effect of Wrapping Neatness on Gift Attitudes (Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2019) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: While gift-givers typically wrap gifts prior to presenting them, little is
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Stephan Müller (University of Goettingen (Gottingen)) & Holger Andreas Rau (University of Goettingen (Gottingen)) have posted Too Cold for Warm Glow? Christmas-Season Effects in Charitable Giving on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper analyzes seasonal effects and their potential drivers in charitable giving. We analyze whether donations differ between the pre-Christmas shopping season and summer. Our
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Laura Birg and Anna Goeddeke have posted Christmas Economics – A Sleigh Ride on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Do you believe that at Christmas time the gas prices, the economy and the number of suicides peak? Do you think that the value of presents you are giving to your beloved is of importance? We
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Morgan K Ward and Susan M. Broniarczyk (Southern Methodist University (SMU) and University of Texas at Austin – Marketing) have posted Ask and You Shall (Not) Receive: Close Friends Prioritize Relational Signaling Over Recipient Preferences in Their Gift Choices (The Journal of Marketing Research, (Forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Gift givers balance their