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Article underscores the dark side of both phenomena by focusing on the anti-competitive features of regulation and reform and …
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Authorities often lack information for efficient regulation of the commons. This paper derives a criterion comparing …
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We consider environmental regulation in a context where firms invest in abatement technology under conditions of …
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This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of the wholesale broadband access market. Using a panel dataset covering all 5,598 exchange areas in the United Kingdom, we exploit regional differences in deregulation following a...
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country significantly attracts FDI. What is important for these pollution haven effects is not only regulation but also …
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This paper studies the evolution of hurricane insurance in Florida over the last decades. Hurricanes (and other natural catastrophes) are typically referred to as “uninsurable” risks. The more exposed property owners find it difficult to obtain insurance cover from the private market and/or...
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Power market integration is analyzed in a two countries model with nationally regulated firms and costly public funds. If generation costs between the two countries are too similar negative business-stealing outweighs efficiency gains so that following integration welfare decreases in both...
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Labor courts play an important role in determining the effective level of labor market regulation in Germany, but their …
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The paper studies the impact of government budget constraint in a pure adverse selection problem of monopoly regulation …. The government maximizes total surplus but incurs some cost of public funds. An alternative to regulation is proposed in …-post with the private firms. This ex-post contracting set-up allows more flexibility than traditional regulation where …
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We study regulation of the auditing profession in a model where audit quality is unobservable and enforcing regulation …
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