Chapter 13: Morality Policy Learning Objectives After finishing this chapter, each student should be able to: Understand and explain what morality policy is. Understand and explain the differences between morality and policy and other types of policies. Understand and explain what it means to focus on the distribution of values rather than economic incentives. Understand and explain what policy equilibrium is. Understand and explain what policy shocks are and how they can shift policy equilibrium. Understand and explain the basic contours of abortion regulation over the past quarter century. Understand and explain the basic contours or same-sex marriage regulation over the past quarter century. Understand and explain what abortion policy and same sex marriage policy can teach us about morality policy more generally.