Hefeker, Carsten; Neugart, Michael - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2013
The implementation of European Union directives into national law is at the discretion of member states. We analyze … incentives for member states to deviate from these directives when the European Commission may sue a defecting member state and … rulings at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) are uncertain. We find that higher uncertainty about the preferences of the ECJ …