Incentives and Political Economy
Author:   The late Jean-Jacques Laffont (, University of Toulouse)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199248681


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   18 October 2001
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   The late Jean-Jacques Laffont (, University of Toulouse)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.80cm
Weight:   0.388kg
ISBN:  

9780199248681


ISBN 10:   0199248680
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   18 October 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Part I: Politicians as Informed Supervisors Chapter 2: The Complete Contract Approach to Constitutional Design Chapter 3: An Incentive Theory of the Separation of Powers Chapter 4: Checks and Balances Part II: Flexibility versus Discretion in Constitutional Design Chapter 5: Political Economy and Industrial Policy Chapter 6: Political Economy and the Marginal Cost Pricing Controversy Chapter 7: Toward a Political Theory of the Emergence of Environmental Incentive Regulation Part III: Coalition Formation and Constitutional Design Chapter 8: Optimal Constitutional Responses to Coalition Formation Chapter 9: Collusion and Decentralization Chapter 10: Concluding Remarks

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`Review from previous edition deals with the subject in a refreshing piecemeal approach that will allow researchers to embed elements of the theory into their favourite political economy models.' Aslib Book Guide, Vol.65, Aug. 2000.


Review from previous edition deals with the subject in a refreshing piecemeal approach that will allow researchers to embed elements of the theory into their favourite political economy models. * Aslib Book Guide, Vol.65, Aug. 2000. *


Review from previous edition deals with the subject in a refreshing piecemeal approach that will allow researchers to embed elements of the theory into their favourite political economy models. Aslib Book Guide, Vol.65, Aug. 2000.


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Jean-Jacques Laffont is Professor of Economics at the University of Toulouse and director of the Institut d'Economie Industrielle (IDEI). His recent research focuses on regulation, political economy, and development. Winner of the Yrjö Jahnsson award in 1993, he was President of the Econometric Society in 1992 and President of the European Economic Association in 1998.

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