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Regulation versus litigation : perspectives from economics and law
Kessler, Daniel P. (contributor) - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009236197
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The Impact of Commercial Real Estate Regulations on U.S. Output
Babalievsky, Fil; Herkenhoff, Kyle; Ohanian, Lee E.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Commercial real estate accounts for roughly 20% of the U.S. fixed asset stock, and commercial land use is highly regulated. However, little is known about the quantitative impact of these regulations on economic activity or consumer welfare. This paper develops a spatial general equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437026
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The Local Residential Land Use Regulatory Environment Across U.S. Housing Markets : Evidence from a New Wharton Index
Gyourko, Joseph - 2019
regulated to reverse course and deregulate to any significant extent. Moreover, regulation in most large coastal markets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480517
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Revenue or Reciprocity? Founding Feuds over Early U.S. Trade Policy
Irwin, Douglas A. - 2009
The Constitution of 1787 was designed to give Congress powers over trade policy that it lacked under the Articles of Confederation. The Washington administration was split over whether to use these powers to raise revenue or to retaliate against Britain's discriminatory trade policies. Obsessed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463506
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Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Quality and Regulation : Evidence from US and Italy
Atella, Vincenzo - 2008
This paper examines the relationship between drug price and drug quality and how it varies across two of the most common regulatory regimes in the pharmaceutical market: minimum efficacy standards (MES) and a mix of minimum efficacy standards and price control mechanisms (MES+PC). Through a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464081
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The Political Economy of Financial Regulation : Evidence from U.S. State Usury Laws in the 19th Century
Benmelech, Efraim - 2007
We investigate the causes and consequences of financial regulation by studying the political economy of U.S. state … affected by rate ceilings. Exploiting the heterogeneity across states and time in regulation, enforcement, and market … conditions, we find that regulation tightens when it is less costly and when it coexists with other economic and political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465805
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Designing Fuel-Economy Standards in Light of Electric Vehicles
Gillingham, Kenneth - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Electric vehicles are declining in cost so rapidly that they may claim a large share of the vehicle market by 2030. This paper examines a set of practical regulatory design considerations for fuel-economy standards or greenhouse gas standards in the context of highly uncertain electric vehicle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599357
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Regulatory Costs of Being Public : Evidence from Bunching Estimation
Ewens, Michael; Xiao, Kairong; Xu, Ting - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
. Consistent with firms seeking to avoid costly regulation, we document significant bunching around multiple regulatory thresholds …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012616591
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The Great Pyramids of America : A Revised History of US Business Groups, Corporate Ownership and Regulation, 1930-1950
Kandel, Eugene - 2013
Most listed firms are freestanding in the U.S, while listed firms in other countries often belong to business groups: lasting structures in which listed firms control other listed firms. Hand-collected historical data illuminate how the present ownership structure of the United States arose: (1)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458971
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A Brief History of Regulations Regarding Financial Markets in the United States : 1789 to 2009
Komai, Alejandro - 2011
In the United States today, the system of financial regulation is complex and fragmented. Responsibility to regulate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461215