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Regulatory Capture

A Review

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23363397
AutoresErnesto Dal Bó (0000-0002-1587-9463, University of California, Berkeley, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen22
Número2
Páginas203-225
Fecha de publicación2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOxford Review of Economic Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0266-903X • E-ISSN: 1460-2121
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oxrep/grj013
OpenAlexW2107912056
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas226
Referencias citadas32

This article reviews both the theoretical and empirical literatures on regulatory capture. The scope is broad, but utility regulation is emphasized. I begin by describing the Stigler–Peltzman approach to the economics of regulation. I then open the black box of influence and regulatory discretion using a three-tier hierarchical agency model under asymmetric information (in the spirit of Laffont and Tirole, 1993). I discuss alternative modelling approaches with a view to a richer set of positive predictions, including models of common agency, revolving doors, informational lobbying, coercive pressure, and influence over committees. I discuss empirical work involving capture and regulatory outcomes. I also review evidence on the revolving-door phenomenon and on the impact that different methods for selecting regulators appear to have on regulatory outcomes. The last section contains open questions for future research.

Agency (philosophy) · Discretion · Economics · Empirical evidence · Epistemology · Information asymmetry · Microeconomics · Phenomenon · Political science · Positive economics · Public economics · Scope (computer science) · Set (abstract data type) · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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