 Oversight of Long-Term Investment by Short-Lived RegulatorsTracy Lewis and David Sappington International Economic Review, 1991, vol. 32, issue 3, 579-600 Abstract: Certain regulators of economic activity, like utility regulators and government procurement officers, typically serve for relatively short periods of time. The authors consider how to best motivate long-term investment in the presence of short-lived regulators. A firm's investment decision is overseen by one regulator. Whether the investment is ultimately adopted is determined by a second, distinct regulator. Each regulator is concerned with the welfare of its own contemporary population. Transfer payments between populations are limited and relevant data cannot be verified by third parties. Underadoption and underinvestment "on average" result, although overinvestment may also occur under the optimal regulatory charter. Copyright 1991 by Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association. Date: 1991 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ier:iecrev:v:32:y:1991:i:3:p:579-600 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article International Economic Review is currently edited by Harold L. Cole More articles in International Economic Review from Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association 160 McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6297. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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