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Welfare Enhancing Regulation Exemptions
International Review of Law and Economics (2011)
  • Murat C Mungan, Florida State University
Abstract

Sanctions for regulation violations are used to deter conduct which could potentially result in great social harms. This practice over-deters talented entities and under-deters untalented entities, which leads to social losses. This paper analyzes whether and how such social losses can be mitigated. I show that this can be achieved by allowing regulatees to purchase passes exempting them from regulations at appropriate prices.

Keywords
  • Crime and Deterrence,
  • Optimal Sanctions,
  • Conduct Crimes,
  • Result Crimes
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Publication Date
2011
Citation Information
Murat C Mungan. "Welfare Enhancing Regulation Exemptions" International Review of Law and Economics Vol. 31 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mungan/6/