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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kessler, Daniel P.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative procedure--United States.

Administrative procedure.

Industrial laws and legislation--United States.

Industrial laws and legislation.

Trade regulation--United States.

Trade regulation.

Actions and defenses--United States.

Actions and defenses.

Administrative procedure--Economic aspects.

Actions and defenses--Economic aspects.

Social control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613058324

9781283058322

1283058324

9780226432212

0226432211

OCLC:

703138020