Researchers at Aix-Marseille University Target Economic Law (Withdrawn As Duplicate: Social Ties and the Influence of Public Policies On Individual Opinions: the Case of Same-sex Marriage Laws): Economics – Economic Law

2022 APR 04 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily -- Research findings on Economics - Economic Law are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Marseille, France, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “This paper evaluates if same-sex marriage (SSM) laws, approved in several EU countries over the past decades, have contributed to favor gay-friendly opinions among people depending on their social interactions. We propose a dyadic model in which individuals learn about the social norm conveyed by a law through strong and weak ties.”

Financial supporters for this research include Institut Universitaire de France, French National Research Agency (ANR), Institute of Risk and Insurance of Le Mans University, Panorisk.

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Aix-Marseille University, “We show that the relative importance of these social ties in shaping individuals’ opinions depends on the alignment between the law and the local social norm. Using the 2002-16 European Social Surveys, we test the theoretical predictions with a pseudo-panel dynamic difference-indifference setting relying on the progressive adoption of SSM in European countries. We show that strong ties induce a lower increase in gay-friendly opinions following the adoption of SSM when the law is aligned with the local social norm.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “When the law clashes with this norm, strong ties induce a larger increase.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Withdrawn As Duplicate: Social Ties and the Influence of Public Policies On Individual Opinions: the Case of Same-sex Marriage Laws. The Journal of Law Economics and Organization, 2021. The Journal of Law Economics and Organization can be contacted at: Oxford Univ Press Inc, Journals Dept, 2001 Evans Rd, Cary, NC 27513, USA.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Eva Moreno Galbis, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France. Additional authors for this research include Sylvie Blasco and Jeremy Tanguy.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewab024. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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