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Privatisation in developing countries : what are the lessons of recent experience?

Estrin, Saul; Pelletier, Adeline - 2016

This paper reviews recent empirical evidence on privatisation in developing countries. Particular emphasis is placed on new areas of research such as the distributional impacts of privatisation. Overall, the literature now reflects a more cautious and nuanced evaluation of privatisation. Thus it...

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The Office of Plans and Policy of the Federal Communications Commission : An Examination of the Role of Internal Organization in Economic Regulation

Spavins, Thomas - 2016

This presents a case study of the impact of internal organization on economic regulation. The Office of Plans and …

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Revisiting the Regulatory State : A Multidisciplinary Review Establishing a New Research Agenda

Deller, David - 2016

This paper provides a comprehensive literature review of the ‘Regulatory State' through the lens of utility regulation …

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Regulatory Process, Regulatory Reform, and the Quality of Regulatory Impact Analysis

Ellig, Jerry - 2016

Numerous regulatory reform proposals would require federal agencies to conduct more thorough economic analysis of proposed regulations or expand the resources and influence of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which currently reviews executive branch regulations. Such...

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Reforming Regulatory Analysis, Review, and Oversight : A Guide for the Perplexed

Ellig, Jerry - 2020

The number of regulations and their economic impact continue to grow. Yet the quality and use of economic analysis to inform regulatory decisions falls far short of the standards enunciated in executive orders governing regulatory analysis and review. Both the president and Congress have...

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Improving Regulatory Impact Analysis Through Process Reform : Testimony Before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee

Ellig, Jerry - 2014

Scholarly research demonstrates that Regulatory Impact Analysis often falls short of the standards articulated in executive orders and Office of Management and Budget guidance. More often than not, agencies do not appear to use the Regulatory Impact Analysis to inform major decisions. Regulatory...

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Continuity, Change, and Priorities : The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis Across US Administrations

Ellig, Jerry - 2014

This paper compares the quality and use of regulatory analysis accompanying economically significant regulations proposed by US executive branch agencies in 2008, 2009, and 2010. We find that the quality of regulatory analysis is generally low, but varies widely. Budget regulations, which define...

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Evaluating the Quality and Use of Regulatory Impact Analysis : The Mercatus Center's Regulatory Report Card, 2008-2013

Ellig, Jerry - 2016

hundreds of millions of dollars in costs without knowing whether a given regulation will really solve a significant problem …

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Why and How Independent Agencies Should Conduct Regulatory Impact Analysis

Ellig, Jerry - 2018

contributeto smarter regulation, documents the current low quality of such analysis at many independentregulatory agencies, and …

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Stigler's Theory of Economic Regulation After Fifty Years

Peltzman, Sam - 2021

George Stigler’s “The Theory of Economic Regulation” (1971) is a landmark in the economics of regulation. It used … simple public choice reasoning to set out the “capture theory” of regulation whereby “… as a rule, regulation is acquired by … central argument is the need to distinguish “acquired” from “designed and operated.” The rule that regulation is produced in …

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