years' experience of working on the regulation of the legal professions, and on several empirical studies, to provide a … impacts of regulation.' (Anthony Ogus, University of Manchester, UK and University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands … for the self-regulation of the legal profession. His economic/consumer welfare perspective provides a stimulating …

This book is the latest annual review of utility regulation and deregulation, published in association with the … policy -- 4. Ofcom and light touch regulation -- 5. What to do about the railways? -- 6. Liberalizing utility markets in the … European Union -- 7. Measuring the success of postal regulators : best practice in postal regulation -- 8. Can regulation …

Introduction / Colin Robinson -- 1. Beyond regulation / Stephen Littlechild -- Comment / Colin Robinson -- 2. Ronald … -- Comment / Nigel Stapleton -- 6. Developing the framework of rail regulation / Chris Bolt -- Comment / Chris Nash -- 7. Cost of … regulation of spectrum, telecoms and broadcasting / Ed Richards -- Comment / Richard Feasey. …

, decrease with anti-competitive regulation in upstream sectors and increase with the industry specific output gap; ii) decrease … with the national output gap, increase with the national employment rate and decrease with employment protection regulation …

We use UK micro data to explore whether planning regulation reduced UK retailing productivity growth between 1997 and … productivity works out at about £80,000 per small chain supermarket store. -- Productivity ; retail ; regulation …

's system of utility regulation, with additional discussion of regulation in other countries. The book is a must for those … interested in regulation, because it is an up-to-date review of the major issues in the field and includes the views of the … financial regulation / David Llewellyn ; chairman's comments, Howard Davies -- 3. Competition act assessments and economic …

Governments, Competition and Utility Regulation continues the series of annual books, published in association with the … Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School, which critically reviews the state of utility regulation and …. Ofcom : a converged regulator? -- 6. Energy regulation and competition after the white paper -- 7. Regulating London …

research issues in the economics of regulation. With contributions from international specialists in economic regulation, the …. This book will be an indispensable source for both students and practitioners of regulation … regulation : principles, history and methods / Martin Ricketts -- Regulation, pricing and social welfare / Michael A. Crew and …