Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 131 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 230 g
Historical Regulatory Flaws and Recommended Reform
Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 131 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 230 g
Reihe: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy
ISBN: 978-1-4613-7267-7
Verlag: Springer US
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Industrielle Organisation
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik
- Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Elektrotechnik
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung
Weitere Infos & Material
1 Introduction.- 2 Origins of Common Carrier Liability Rules and Practices.- General Liability of Common Carriers.- Liability of Transportation Common Carriers.- Liability of Telegraph Companies.- Limited Liability Practices of Telephone Companies.- Summary.- 3 Traditional Justifications and Their Flaws.- Traditional Justifications for Limiting Liability of Telephone Companies.- The Flaws of the Traditional Justification: To Uphold Limited Liability.- The Flaws of the Traditional Justification: To Reject Limited Liability.- Summary.- 4 Institutional Foundations For the Traditional Justifications.- Foundations for Misapplying the Filed Rate Doctrine.- Foundations for Misapplying the Regulatory Contract Theory.- Legal Forces of Persistence.- Potential Foundations for Relying on Technical Conditions of Supply.- Summary.- 5 Economic Framework for Analyzing Liability Rules.- The Coase Theorem.- Determining Optimality of Presumptive and Absolute Liability Rules.- Summary.- 6 Industry Characteristics Affecting Liability Rules.- Ability of the Parties to Contract Around a Liability Rule.- Existence of Transaction Costs.- Summary.- 7 Toward Development of Efficient Liability Rules.- Preliminary Conclusions.- Effects of Other Regulatory Rules and Public Policy Goals.- Recommendations to Incorporate Multiple Public Policy Goals.- Summary and Conclusions.- References.