From an economic viewpoint, should blackmail be legal? In other words, should blackmail be an enforceable contract? Use the tools of economics we have used in this class as well as scholarly research, i.e., academic articles that have been published, debating that question, to support your answer.

Note: You must quote and cite your sources.

Note 2: You must quote and cite your sources using the citation conventions that economists use to quote and to cite their sources.

Note 3: Economists use the Chicago Manual of Style or APA style to quote and to cite their sources.