%0 Journal Article
%T Should We Overlook All Altruistic Behavior by Politicians?
%A Shunsuke Sekiguchi
%J Theoretical Economics Letters
%P 146-151
%@ 2162-2086
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/tel.2013.33023
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\">Not all policies benefit their intended
targets even though</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">they are motivated by political altruism. This paper analyzes how
the frequency of altruistic behavior changes depending on whether consumers (<i>i.e</i>., the electorate) or producers (<i>i.e</i>., politicians) bear the responsibility.
It compares</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">the strict liability rule, which means the altruist must bear all damages,
with the no liability rule, which means the recipient must bear all damages. It</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">finds
that under the no liability rule,</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">if politicians are altruist, the frequency of
altruistic behavior is less than under the strict liability rule. Therefore,
the paper shows that if politicians were altruists, they would prefer the
strict liability rule.</span> 
</p>
%K Altruism
%K Liability
%K Caveat Emptor
%K Caveat Venditor
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=32745