Better regulation is intended to serve as a framework to increase economic competitiveness, ensuring that legislation … energy efficiency of consumer electronics). The United Kingdom was an early mover in better regulation, implementing a … regulator conduct impact assessments. In the Republic of Ireland the government adopted a white paper on better regulation and …

This chapter reviews a range of topics connected to the justification of government regulation, including: the … definition of “regulation”; welfarism, Kaldor-Hicks efficiency, and the Pareto principles; the fundamental theorems of welfare … economics and the “market failure” framework for justifying regulation, which identifies different ways in which the conditions …

of recommendations are made to improve the system of regulation …

We use firm-level data for France and Italy to explore the impact of service regulation reform implemented in the two …

problem. In the short run, we need relatively modest but firm regulation. Dodd-Frank looks pretty good in many ways, but still …

substantial risks that Carterfone-type regulation would commoditize wireless network services in a way that could substantially …