Regulatory appraisal: A neglected opportunity for law and economics

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-68

  Ogus, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Deregulation; Regulation; Regulatory appraised; Regulatory impact analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083931     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008651508123     Document Type: Article

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