Tag Archives: Airplane Seats

The problem of reclining airplane seats

Posted on October 7, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

We forwarded our 3 October blog post “The Right to Recline?” to several scholars, including our gentle friends Terry Anderson, Christopher Buccafusco, and Chris Sprigman. (By the way, Professors Buccafusco and Sprigman, in particular, had previously published this thoughtful essay on airplane seat reclining.) In summary, … Continue reading →

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The Airplane Seat Dilemma

Posted on September 10, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Times writer Josh Barro and cultural economist Tyler Cowen have recently used the so-called Coase Theorem to analyze the economics of cheap airplane seats — the ones with little leg room, so that reclining your seat imposes a non-trivial cost on the person behind you. … Continue reading →

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