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.