Perhaps looking ahead to the time when economists themselves might face punitive damages for malpractice? Michael Perelman wrote: >Some time ago, we were discussing Peter Dorman's friend, Kip Viscusi. >Here is anothe gem. > >"The Social Costs of Punitive Damages Against Corporations in > Environmental and Safety Tort" > > BY: W. KIP VISCUSI > Harvard Law School > >Paper ID: Harvard Law School, John M. Olin Center for Law, > Economics, and Business Working Paper No. 237 > Date: July 1998 regards, Tom Walker http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/covenant.htm