On the Law of the Household: The Principles Used by Parents in Disciplining Their Children, by Steven Shavell

Abstract: In this article I first describe the basic principles that parents employ in disciplining their children. The description is based on a survey of parents, the major results of which are that parental sanctions are premised on wrongdoing—not on the mere causation of harm; that parental sanctions tend to be greater when wrongdoing results in har…