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Special Issue Call for Papers: "Global Perspectives on Occupational Licensing: Data, Comparisons, and Consequences"
The main goal of this proposed special issue is to expand the literature on occupational licensing internationally.

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How should ESG ratings be regulated?

New research shows pricing rules shape information quality, price floors can fix underinvestment, while caps address excess.

#ESG #Economics

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Learn more by accessing “The industry costs and benefits of occupational licensing: measuring differences in establishment behavior and quality” - Journal of Regulatory Economics

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Does occupational licensing improve quality?

New evidence shows it reduces firm entry and competition, but offers little to no quality gains, and sometimes lowers it.

#Economics #Regulation

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Learn more by accessing “The impact of energy retailers’ loyalty programmes on the effectiveness of regulation of retail energy markets” - Journal of Regulatory Economics

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Better information doesn’t always mean better choices.

New research shows energy retailer loyalty programs can offset transparency policies by shifting consumer attention away from price and energy source.

#Economics #Energy

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Learn more by accessing “Track access pricing in cross-border rail transport” - Journal of Regulatory Economics

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Cross-border rail pricing can be inefficient.

New research shows lack of coordination leads to higher prices, but cooperation and smart regulation can improve outcomes for both consumers and providers.

#Economics #Infrastructure

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Learn more by accessing "Environmental regulation and the proliferation of zombie firms: evidence from China" - Journal of Regulatory Economics

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Stricter environmental regulation can have unintended effects.

New evidence shows higher pollution levies increase “zombie firms”, which pollute more and invest less in cleanup.

#Sustainability #Economics

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Learn more by accessing “Regulatory arbitrage and partitioned pricing: evidence from U.S. rail fuel surcharges” - Journal of Regulatory Economics

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Fuel surcharges in rail appear to be formula-based, but aren’t.

New evidence shows firms charge more in less competitive markets, using pricing structures to exercise market power.

#Economics #Regulation

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Learn more by accessing “A renewed examination of how trade secret protection affects innovation: evidence from the inevitable disclosure doctrine" - Journal of Regulatory Economics

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Trade secret protection boosts innovation—but only for already innovative firms.

New evidence shows it can reduce innovation for others and increase industry concentration.

#Innovation #IP #Economics

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Learn more by accessing “Bank monitoring incentives and stock price crash risk: evidence from an exogenous bank capital shock” - Journal of Regulatory Economics

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When banks lose capital, firms get riskier.

Evidence from India’s AQR shows weaker bank monitoring leads to more bad-news hoarding and higher stock price crash risk—especially for vulnerable firms.

#Banking #Risk #Economics

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Learn more by accessing "“Regulatory quality and value-chain participation in regional comprehensive trade partnership (RCEP): evidence of nonlinear effects" - Journal of Regulatory Economics

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Regulation doesn’t affect global value chains the same way for everyone.

This research shows benefits depend on the level of regulatory quality—too little or too much can both limit participation.

#Trade #GVC #Economics