MOBILE TELEPHONY : CONSULTATION LAUNCHED ON FOLLOW-UP TO ROAMING...

Tech Europe;  May 13, 2008 ;     442 words ......exercise should allow it to gauge the need for regulation for the prices of roaming SMS and internet data transfers, following the example of the regulation on the prices of roaming calls in effect since...Eurotariff will fall again in 2008 and in 2009. BILLED MINUTES In detail, the questionnaire ...

Five steps to consumer-friendly better regulation

Consumer Policy Review;  January 1, 2008 ;   Brooker, Steve; Cullum, Philip;   787 words ......should be put at the heart of the better regulation agenda The government's better regulation agenda is all too often framed as being...the quantity of red tape. But unnecessary regulation can harm consumers just as much as business...

Regulation - striking the right balance

Consumer Policy Review;  November 1, 2005 ;   Arculus, David;   787 words ...Sir David Arculus, reflects on what Better Regulation is, and how it can he best used to best delivery protection for citizens Better Regulation does not necessarily mean over-regulation, nor is it about deregulation or reducing...

Introducing regulation

Consumer Policy Review;  January 1, 2008 ;   Houghton, Pula;   787 words ......which looks at how developing regulation in the UK has developed In this...Consumer Policy Review, we look at regulation. The contributors offer a range of perspectives on the way in which regulation is being implemented and how this...

Crime And Regulation Will Be Of Interest To All Scholars And Students Of...

M2 Presswire;  December 13, 2007 ;     587 words ......2007-Research and Markets: Crime And Regulation Will Be Of Interest To All Scholars...announced the addition of Crime and Regulation to their offering This volume brings...articles in the burgeoning field of regulation. The collection is interdisciplinary...

Federalism and regulation: what sorts of regulation are best handled on...

Regulation;  December 22, 2003 ;   Hahn, Robert W. Layne-Farrar, Anne Passell, Peter;   787 words ...ECONOMISTS GENERALLY AGREE ABOUT the role of regulation in modern market economies: If there...there is good reason to believe that regulation would improve outcomes, government should...system should do the regulating (if regulation is indeed appropriate) often divides...

Regulation and risk -- striking the right balance.

European Business Journal;  March 22, 1999 ;   Haskins, Chris;   787 words ......situate this article by the chairman of the Better Regulation Task Force than by recalling how the Prime Minister...1998: `The argument is not an old one -- more regulation against less regulation. Our focus is on getting regulation right...

REGULATORY COMPETITION AND LIFE INSURANCE SOLVENCY REGULATION IN THE...

North American Actuarial Journal;  October 1, 2007 ;   Booth, Philip; Morrison, Alan D;   787 words ......economic reasons for life insurance regulation have not been well developed in the...justifications that have been advanced for regulation and argue that they are not persuasive...most rigorous arguments in favor of the regulation of life insurance companies are as follows...

Discrimination and the market. (social regulation of economic systems)...

The Economist (US);  February 27, 1993 ;     787 words ...Social regulation is a tax. It should be justified accordingly...effort, they should pause to reflect. Regulation can make the world fairer only at a...to distinguish between two sorts of regulation. One aims to correct economic failures...

Better regulation: good for consumers

Consumer Policy Review;  November 1, 2005 ;   Templeman, Miles;   787 words ...Miles Templeman discusses how Better Regulation can bring benefits to everyone involved...own worst enemy, and in the case of Better Regulation, this may be the case. Discussions on regulation tend to only focus on the potential benefits...

The impact of regulation on technical change.

Southern Economic Journal;  April 1, 1999 ;   Granderson, Gerald;   787 words ...1. Introduction Input-based regulation restricts a firm's input choices...hypothesis states that rate-of-return regulation affects a firm's input demands...research and development, rate regulation can also impact a firm's selection...

Protections Set for Antiabortion Health Workers; Opponents Denounce...

The Washington Post;  August 22, 2008 ;   Rob Stein - Washington Post Staff Writer;   787 words ......announced plans to implement a controversial regulation designed to protect doctors, nurses...their own conscience." The proposed regulation, which could go into effect after a...activists and others, however, condemned the regulation, saying it could create sweeping obstacles...

ECONOMIC THEORIES OF REGULATION AND ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING

Energy Law Journal;  January 1, 2004 ;   Moot, John S;   787 words ...I. INTRODUCTION The regulation of American industry has fascinated...scientists and economists presumed regulation beneficial in remedying market failures...when empirical studies suggested regulation often did more harm than good, creating...

Economic Regulation

Canadian Encyclopedia;    W.T. STANBURY;   787 words ......Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Economic Regulation Author: W.T. STANBURY Economic regulation , a form of government intervention designed...individuals and firms in the private sector," regulation in general is aimed at narrowing choices...

Research and Markets: FSA Regulation - A Summary of Insurance...

M2 Presswire;  May 23, 2005 ;     594 words ......and Markets: Research and Markets: FSA Regulation - A Summary of Insurance Distribution...c17881) has announced the addition of FSA Regulation - A Summary Of Insurance Distribution...insurance following the start of FSA regulation in January 2005. The number of registrations...