Attempts to curb illegal activity through regulation gets complicated when agents can adapt to circumvent enforcement …

The relationship between competition and innovation is difficult to disentangle, as exogenous variation in market …

specified regulation(s). Relative to the regulation(s), four conceptual categories that can help frame the analysis are: (A …) regulation applicable and compliant, (B) regulation applicable and non-compliant, (C) regulation non-applicable after adjustment … of activity, and (D) regulation non-applicable to the activity. Rather than use the generic labels 'informal' and 'formal …

This paper offers an eclectic survey of the political economy of labor regulation in the United States at federal and … review, and interjurisdictional competition as well as the implications of union decline. Our analysis should help dispel any …

is sufficiently well informed about consumer and firm behavior. -- bounded rationality ; competition ; regulation …

product market and labor market competition, we find evidence that is consistent with taste discrimination being important for …

in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in … product and labor markets and the general absence of regulation in the economy. The first approach employs meta-analysis data …

, inequality is highly responsive to the increase in product market competition triggered by domestic regulatory reform. …

This paper presents a novel method for estimating the likely welfare effects of competition reforms for both current … consumers are more likely to reap the benefits of greater competition. This method represents a powerful tool for supporting the … analysis of competition reforms in developing countries, particularly in sectors known for excluding significant segments of …