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ECON 572

The Economics of Regulation: Theory and Applications

3 units

Winter 2024

Topics

  • An Introduction to the Economics of Regulation
  • Optimal Pricing with Natural Monopolies

Readings

  • Brown, S. and D. Sibley (1986). The Theory of Public Utility Pricing. Cambridge Press: Cambridge, UK
    required
  • Kahn, A. (1988). The Economics of Regulation: Principles and Institutions. The MIT Press: Boston, MA
    required
  • Crew, M. and P. Kleindorfer (1986). The Economics of Public Utility Regulation. Palgrave Macmillan UK
    required
  • (1) Viscusi, W., Vernon, J., and J. Harrington (2005). Economics of Regulation and Antitrust. (2) J. Laffont and J. Tirole (1993). A Theory of Incentives in Procurement and Regulation. (3) Tirole, J. (1988) The Theory of Industrial Organization
    unspecified
Winter 2020

Topics

  • An Introduction to the Economics of Regulation
  • Optimal Pricing with Natural Monopolies

Readings

  • Brown, S. and D. Sibley (1986). The Theory of Public Utility Pricing. Cambridge Press: Cambridge, UK
    required
  • Kahn, A. (1988). The Economics of Regulation: Principles and Institutions. The MIT Press: Boston, MA
    required
  • Crew, M. and P. Kleindorfer (1986). The Economics of Public Utility Regulation. Palgrave Macmil- lan UK
    required
  • (1) Viscusi, W., Vernon, J., and J. Harrington (2005). Economics of Regulation and Antitrust. (2) J. Laffont and J. Tirole (1993). A Theory of Incentives in Procurement and Regulation. (3) Tirole, J. (1988) The Theory of Industrial Organization
    unspecified
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