The observation that whenever the profit-to-capital ratio of a company is regulated, it has an incentive to over-invest in capital, resulting in inefficiently high levels of capital accumulation.
An exploration of the UK body set up to replace the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading.
Laws and regulations designed to ensure the rights of consumers are upheld and to safeguard against harmful practices.
Adequate level of profit judged by regulators for utilities to ensure acceptable service, dividends, interest payments, and investment.
A US regulatory body responsible for chartering banks, and insuring depositors against bank failure.
A national registration for a ship which does not correspond to its actual ownership or control.
An examination of government regulation, its definition, application, and impacts within economics.
The process of convergence over time of tax rates and regulatory rules in countries belonging to an economic bloc.
A comprehensive overview of industrial licensing in economics.
An informative dictionary entry on the concept of insider dealing, covering its definition, historical context, major analytical frameworks, and related terms.
Definition and meaning of the Investment Management Regulatory Organization (IMRO), a UK-based self-regulating entity.
An overview of the Licence Raj system of regulations governing the private sector in India.
Definition and comprehensive analysis of the Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Organization (LAUTRO)
An explanation of market share and its implications in different contexts such as regulatory frameworks and economic analysis.
The process of checking whether individuals or firms are actually behaving as they should.
A UK body appointed to investigate monopolies, mergers, and anti-competitive practices referred to it by certain authorities.
Ofcom, established by the Office of Communications Act of 2002, regulates UK communications industries.
Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) - The regulatory body for the UK telephone industry after the privatization of British Telecom.
Exploring the concept of planning within the context of land-use, examining its function, historical significance, and different economic perspectives on the subject.
An examination of pollution standards—regulated limits on pollutants as imposed by governments.
The setting of maximum or minimum prices by law to regulate markets.
An exploration of the concept of Public Interest, its definitions, frameworks, and applications.
Economic analysis and definitions of public utility, covering various theoretical frameworks and historical developments.
A system for controlling the prices charged by regulated monopolists, aimed at allowing them to earn a market return on their capital.
An official responsible for the registration and oversight of companies, including maintaining registers and issuing certificates of registration.
A comprehensive overview of regulation in economics, including its purpose, methods, and various frameworks.
A body set up to decide on and enforce regulations, often independent from direct government control.
The tendency of regulators to identify with the interest of the industry they are supposed to regulate.
Practices affecting the ability of firms to compete freely in markets; may include customer discrimination, exclusive dealing, and market-sharing agreements.
A regulatory body set up to oversee UK financial markets.
The act of completing the trade required in a contract to pay for or deliver goods, securities, or currency.
Examination and understanding of Technical Barriers to Trade in the context of global economics.
