Regulatory compliance with costly and uncertain litigation

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-176

  Raymond, Mark ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

compliance; enforcement; environmental regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444302691     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:REGE.0000038929.16810.ff     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Bose, P. 1995. "Regulatory Economics, Optimal Fines and the Level of Compliance." Journal of Public Economics 56: 475-484.
2. Calfree, J., and R. Craswell. 1984. "Some Effects of Uncertainty on Compliance with Legal Standards." Virginia Law Review 70(5): 965-1003.
3. Cooter, D., and D. Rubinfeld. 1989. "Economic Analysis of Legal Disputes and Their Resolution." Journal of Economic Literature 27: 1067-1097.
4. Cropper, M., and W. Oates. 1992. "Environmental Economics: A Survey." Journal of Economic Literature 30: 675-740.
5. Harford, J. D., and W. Harrington. 1991. "A Reconsideration of Enforcement Leverage When Penalties are Restricted." Journal of Public Economics 45: 391-395.
6. Harrington, W. 1988. "Enforcement Leverage When Penalties are Restricted." Journal of Public Economics 37: 29-53.
7. Heiland, E. 2001. "Prosecutorial Discretion at the EPA: Some Evidence on Litigation Strategy." Journal of Regulatory Economics 19: 271-294.
8. Heyes, A. 1996. "Cutting Environmental Penalties to Protect the Environment." Journal of Public Economics 60: 251-265.
9. Heyes, A. 2002. "A Theory of Filtered Enforcement." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 43: 34-46.
10. Heyes, A., and N. Rickman. 1999. "Regulatory Dealing - Revisiting the Harrington Paradox." Journal of Public Economics 72: 361-378.
11. Jost, P. 1997. "Monitoring, Appeal and Investigation: The Enforcement and Legal Process." Journal of Regulatory Economics 12: 127-146.
12. Kambhu, J. 1989. "Regulatory Standards, Noncompliance and Enforcement." Journal of Regulatory Economics 1: 103-114.
13. Kadambe, S., and K. Segerson. 1998. "On the Role of Fines as an Environmental Enforcement Tool." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 41(2): 217-226.
14. Livernois, J., and C. J. McKenna. 1999. "Truth or Consequences: Enforcing Pollution Standards." Journal of Public Economics 71: 415-440.
15. Nowell, C., and J. Shogren. 1994. "Challenging the Enforcement of Environmental Regulation." Journal of Regulatory Economics 6: 265-282.
16. Png, P. L. 1986. "Optimal Subsidies and Damages in the Presence of Judicial Error." International Review of Law and Economics 6: 101-105.
17. Polinsky, A. M., and D. Rubinfeld. 1988. "The Welfare Implications of Costly Litigation for the Level of Liability." Journal of Legal Studies XVII (January), 151-164.
18. Posner, R. 1973. "An Economic Approach to Legal Procedure and Judicial Administration." Journal of Legal Studies 2(2): 399-458.
19. Posner, R. 1992. Economic Analysis of Law, fourth edition. Boston: Little-Brown.
20. Raymond, M. 1999. "Enforcement Leverage When Penalties are Restricted: A Reconsideration under Asymmetric Information." Journal of Public Economics 73: 289-295.
21. Rubinfeld, D. L., and D. Sappington. 1987. "Efficient Awards and Standards of Proof in Judicial Proceedings." Rand Journal of Economics 18(2): 308-315.
22. Russell, C. S., W. Harrington, and W. J. Vaughan. 1986. Enforcing Pollution Control Laws. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future.
23. Sydsaeter, K., A. Strom, and P. Berck. 1999. Economists' Mathematical Manual, third edition. New York: Springer-Verlag.