The politics of government decision making: Regulatory institutions

Jean Jacques Laffont, Jean Tirole

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Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-31
Number of pages31
JournalJournal of Law, Economics, and Organization
Volume6
Issue number1
StatePublished - Mar 1990
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The authors are grateful to the Ford Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trust, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Center for Energy Policy Research at MIT, the National Science Foundation, and the French Ministere de l'Education Nationale for financial support. We thank Oliver Hart, Patrick Rey, Tom Romer, Richard Schmalensee, Oliver Williamson, two anonymous referees, and the participants of the May 1989 NBER conference on political economy for helpful comments on an earlier draft, and Emmanuelle Auriol for research assistance.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Law

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