economics of regulation, it then points out generic information and transaction cost problems of regulatory policy making. An … competencies for the regulation of the European network industries. …

We study the nature of individual demands for environmental regulation and for trade openness in the general … respect to the stringency of regulation. Moreover, even though trade has the potential to benefit everyone, the poor may … oppose trade openness because of a concern that laxer environmental regulation will then be imposed in the interest of the …

We study the nature of individual demands for environmental regulation and for trade openness in the general … respect to the stringency of regulation. Moreover, even though trade has the potential to benefit everyone, the poor may … oppose trade openness because of a concern that laxer environmental regulation will then be imposed in the interest of the …

The capture theory of regulation concludes that regulatory agencies tend to be captured by the firms they are … regulating. This paper tests the capture theory in the recent environment of nuanced agency regulation by the administrative … state, focusing on the U.S. oil refining industry. Regulation has tended to narrow refiners' margins, which harms …

What explains variation in the degree of regulation across US states and industries? We examine cross- sectional … variation in state government regulation facing 81 3-digit North American Industry Classification System industries by matching … states, an increase in industry size is positively correlated with the extent of regulation. Additionally, for most …