Regulation versus litigation [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives from economics and law / / edited by Daniel P. Kessler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458162203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-05832-4; 9786613058324; 0-226-43221-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Collana: A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
• Altri autori (Persone): KesslerDaniel P
• Disciplina: 342.73/066
• Soggetti: Administrative procedure - United States; Industrial laws and legislation - United States; Trade regulation - United States; Actions and defenses - United States; Administrative procedure - Economic aspects; Actions and defenses - Economic aspects; Social control; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Regulation (agencies) versus litigation (courts) : an analytical framework / Richard A. Posner -- Efficient regulation / Andrei Shleifer -- The trouble with cases / Frederick Schauer and Richard Zeckhauser -- Tobacco regulation through litigation : the master settlement agreement / W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch -- Gun control after Heller : litigating against regulation / Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig, and Adam Samaha -- The effects of product liability exemption in the presence of the FDA / Tomas J. Philipson, Eric Sun, and Dana Goldman -- The impact of employment protection on workers disabled by workplace injuries / Adam H. Gailey and Seth A. Seabury -- Opting out of workers' compensation in Texas : a survey of large, multi-state nonsubscribers / Alison Morantz -- M&A break fees : U.S. litigation versus U.K. regulation / John C. Coates IV -- Exploring ex ante regulatory ; mechanisms for detecting prescription drug misuse / Stephen T. Parente -- Natural disaster management : earthquake risk and hospitals' provision of essential services in California / Tom Chang and Mireille Jacobson.
• Sommario/riassunto: The efficacy of various political institutions is the subject of intense debate between proponents of broad legislative standards enforced through litigation and those who prefer regulation by administrative agencies. This book explores the trade-offs between litigation and regulation, the circumstances in which one approach may outperform the other, and the principles that affect the choice between addressing particular economic activities with one system or the other. Combining theoretical analysis with empirical investigation in a range of industries, including public health