We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior … levels before the introduction of the regulation. This rich data set allows us to apply a difference-in-difference estimator …

In this paper, we present and illustrate novel data on more than a century of regulation in Switzerland. We provide … reflected in the annual changes to such regulation from 1908-2013. We measure the stock of regulation by the number of … heterogeneity in the stock of regulation and the amount and development of regulatory activity. Regulatory activity generally …

very high, however, introducing a profit sharing element delays further investments: this decreases the present value of … option value of future investments. …

We evaluate the welfare effects of the Roam-Like-At-Home regulation, which drastically re-duced the price of accessing … impact of the regulation on different user segments. We estimate that around half of the gains stem from a reduction in … deadweight loss, i.e., new users accessing the mobile internet. We further show that the impact of the regulation varies with …

We consider the regulation of a monopoly facing consumers that may evade payments, an important issue in public …