How to Regulate - A Guide for Policymakers

Informationen zum Autor Thomas A. Lambert holds the Wall Family Chair in Corporate Law and Governance at the University of Missouri Law School. He is the author of more than twenty legal articles, mostly focused on regulation, and is co-author of a leading antitrust casebook. Klappentext The book teaches how to minimize the social welfare losses from the major market - and regulatory - failures. Zusammenfassung The book is for readers hoping to move beyond pro- versus anti-regulation rhetoric and think seriously about when regulation is appropriate! what its potential downsides are! and what specific regulatory tools work best in different situations. The book assumes no prior knowledge of economics on behalf of the reader. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Defining our subject; 2. The overarching model; 3. The private ordering ideal; 4. Externalities; 5. Public (and quasi-public) goods; 6. Agency costs; 7. Market power; 8. Information asymmetry; 9. Cognitive limitations and behavioral quirks; Conclusion. Closing thoughts on open questions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas A. Lambert
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.08.2017
• EAN: 9781316508008
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50800-8
• Pagine: 274
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Altro; LAW / General, International economic & trade law, Constitutional & administrative law, Public international law: economic and trade