ECON-4150

Economics of Government Regulation

Can government intervention improve the performance of private markets and if so, when and how? How is regulatory policy actually made, and what effects has it had? We apply these questions to the experience in the U.S. and elsewhere with telecommunications, electricity, transportation, financial services, job safety, and environmental regulation. Prerequisite: ECON- 2010 or permission of instructor. Offered on availability of instructor.

3 credit hours