Byron Carson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4682139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Byron Carson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Byron |
| FAMILY NAME | Carson |
| SIGNATURE | CARSON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hampden–Sydney College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reconsidering the normative foundations of public health
Prevention externalities
Scalp-taking
At their arrival in North America, travelers from the Old Continent were exposed to a radically different civilization. Among the many practices that captured their imagination was scalp-taking. During a battle, the Native American warrior would often stop after having killed or subdued the enemy and cut off his scalp. In this article, we develop an economic theory of this gruesome practice. We argue that scalp-taking constituted an institutional…
Prevention externalities
Scalp-taking
At their arrival in North America, travelers from the Old Continent were exposed to a radically different civilization. Among the many practices that captured their imagination was scalp-taking. During a battle, the Native American warrior would often stop after having killed or subdued the enemy and cut off his scalp. In this article, we develop an economic theory of this gruesome practice. We argue that scalp-taking constituted an institutional…
Scalp-taking
At their arrival in North America, travelers from the Old Continent were exposed to a radically different civilization. Among the many practices that captured their imagination was scalp-taking. During a battle, the Native American warrior would often stop after having killed or subdued the enemy and cut off his scalp. In this article, we develop an economic theory of this gruesome practice. We argue that scalp-taking constituted an institutional…
Prevention externalities
Reconsidering the normative foundations of public health
Medicine (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adversary (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (1 works) · Battle (1 works)