We present new data on the regulation of entry of start-up firms in 75 countries. The data set contains information on … official costs of entry are extremely high in most countries. Countries with heavier regulation of entry have higher corruption … benevolent regulation, but support the (grabbing hand) view that entry regulation benefits politicans and bureaucrats. …

In the United States, risk regulation is separated into two components: risk assessment, the scientific or technical …

desirability of regulation. Thirdly, technological advances and financial innovations have made it easier for firms to engage in …, resulting in a less than socially optimal level of regulation overall. It is therefore important that national authorities …

performance than privatisation alone. Regulation id inevitably inefficient, and adequately competitive network services may … sustain. Theory and evidence suggest that pricing network access and use is difficult., risking foreclosure without regulation …

-owned utility regulated by a public utility commission (PUC). Regulation by a PUC is modelled as a Nash equilibrium of a game …