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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811980003321

Titolo

Reforming rules and regulations : laws, institutions, and implementation / / edited by Vivek Ghosal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011

ISBN

1-282-97840-3

9786612978401

0-262-28941-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Collana

CESifo seminar series

Altri autori (Persone)

GhosalVivek

Disciplina

343/.07

Soggetti

Trade regulation

Administrative procedure - Compliance costs

Law reform

Technological innovations - Law and legislation

Competition - Economic aspects

United States Economic policy Political aspects

Europe Economic policy Political aspects

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

Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; 1 Global Initiatives in Reforming Rules and Regulations; 2 What Does It Take for an R & D Tax Incentive Policy to Be Effective?; 3 On the Consequences of a Highly Fragmented European Patent System; 4 Environmental Policy Design and the Fragmentation of International Markets for Innovation; 5 Alleviating Adverse Implications of EU Climate Policy on Competitiveness; 6 Compensation for US Electricity Consumers under a CO2 Emissions Cap; 7 How Vital Is Regulatory Independence?

8 Regulation and Barriers to Trade in Telecommunications Services in the European Union9 Drivers and Obstacles to Banking SMEs; 10 The Federal Home Loan Bank System; 11 Product Market and Sector Monitoring; List of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Contributors examine how regulatory & institutional environments affect the functioning of markets & propose reforms, arguing that



quantitative methods should be used to guide policy & to reform rules & regulations. These essays offer methodologies for the assessment of policy alternatives.