This paper analyzes "attribute-based regulations," in which regulatory compliance depends upon some secondary attribute that is not the intended target of the regulation. For example, in many countries fuel-economy standards mandate that vehicles have a certain fuel economy, but heavier or...

Das Eich- und Vermessungswesen stellt die grundlegende messtechnische Infrastruktur und verlässliche Geoinformationen bereit. Es erbringt komplexe, für das Funktionieren einer Volkswirtschaft wesentliche Dienstleistungen, die die Öffentlichkeit umso weniger wahrnimmt, je zuverlässiger sie...

This paper analyzes "attribute-based regulations," in which regulatory compliance depends upon some secondary attribute that is not the intended target of the regulation. For example, in many countries fuel-economy standards mandate that vehicles have a certain fuel economy, but heavier or...