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Commentary
Sep 27, 2002
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Jan 1, 1999
Using both a quantitative model and qualitative country studies, this work analyzes the experiences of China, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Korea in moving toward both marketization and democracy.
Research
Jan 1, 1998
RAND Europe was asked to help the Market Organization Sector of the Rijksverkeersinspectie (SMO/RVI) choose an appropriate, flexible, pro-active role for the year 2002 and beyond.
Jan 1, 1988
This study argues that implicit risk tradeoffs among chemicals occur repeatedly as the response of economic markets to government regulation.
Expert Insights
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Environmental Protection Agency must oversee a wide range of chemicals that may harm people or the environment. Because users of a chemical can substitute other chemicals, regulatory analysis must account f...
Jan 1, 1987
Results from the first year of a market experiment authorized by the FERC to assess effects of relaxed federal regulation of bulk power transactions.
Jan 1, 1985
... this Note examines the economics of bulk power market exchanges and analyzes the effects of regulation on the incentives to exchange power.
This paper endeavors to provide policy-relevant information that may be used in the continuing public debate regarding the "appropriate" government role in the expanding telecommunications industry.
Jan 1, 1962
An attempt to develop a theory of the monopoly firm seeking to maximize profit, but which is subject to a constraint on its rate of return. This model is then applied to the domestic telephone and telegraph industry.
