Publisher Summary This chapter discusses alternative approaches to measure the effects of
economic regulation and reviews the empirical literature employing these approaches …

Surveys reveal that a majority of Americans believe government is run for special interests,
not public interest. The increased presence and power of lobbyists in Washington and the …

Dynamics of the Mixed Economy applies the insights of modern Austrian political economy
to examine economic policy in mixed economies. It compares and contrasts standard …

1 Background In this book we examine some of the important issues of theory and policy in
the economics of public utility regulation. Our aim is to employ economic theory to provide …

The past two decades have witnessed both an unparalleled rise in new regulations as well
as significant deregulatory reform. New agencies such as the Environmental Protection …

The article provides a critical survey of the literature on the economics and politics of
regulation. After some conceptual clarifications, the article surveys the evolution of …

My interest in X-Efficiency (XE) dates back to 1978. At the time, I was writing the dissertation
for my Ph. D. at Washington State University. My dissertation was concerned with the role of …

DIGHT-WING legal economists have both closely tracked and Ipradically altered the world
view of the Legal Process scholars that dominated American law schools for so long. The …

Учебное пособие посвящено характеристике основных теоретических подходов к
анализу процессов государственного регулирования экономики, включая вопросы …

Competition may not function well where technology calls for large and complex
investments, as in the electrivity industry where public utilities often provide service. This …