Author

Trillas, Francesc

Publication date

2016

Abstract

This article analyses how the commitment problem in regulation, and the potential for a strategic delegation solution, is affected by the consideration of bounded rationality by agents that participate in the regulatory interaction. Regulators and other agents have endogenous preferences. Non-optimizing behavior, expert biases (and related de-biasing strategies), and a concern for fairness and process also modify the traditional regulatory game. As a result, on the one hand independent regulators are seen as part of a potentially more robust regulatory system, and on the other hand their contribution to this system can be based on a wider range of instruments.

Document Type

Working paper

Language

English

Subjects and keywords

Raonament pràctic Models matemàtics; Planificacio estratègica Models matemàtics; Delegation; Commitment; Regulation; Bounded rationality

Publisher

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Aplicada,

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Rights

open access

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