While most studies of the determinants of regulatory policymaking have concentrated on
national-level issues, state-level regulatory politics represent a productive opportunity to …

Aim. To provide an overview of recent privatization/deregulation experiences in North
America and other settings, in order to draw conclusions about the impacts that might be …

Public choice scholars have attended only modestly to issues in public health. We expect
that to change rapidly given the Covid-19 pandemic. The time therefore is ripe for taking …

This is the first comprehensive study of the history, politics, and economics of the insurance
industry in the United States. It is designed as a theoretical challenge to the conventional …

The economic theory of federalism is largely built around the premise that more
heterogeneous preferences result in more decentralized policy making. Despite its …

Findings from historical research show that the" evidence" generally cited to support the
contention that arbitration is effective primarily because of the threat of court-imposed …

Using a panel of 45 states for the period 1982–1997, this study analyzes the importance of
severalrestrictive alcohol regulations, including advertising bans for billboards, bans of price …

Objective: This article examines the effects of tort liability, criminal law, administrative
regulation, price and availability of alcohol, and personal and state characteristics on the …

Since the mid‐1970s numerous states have raised their minimum legal drinking age in an
effort to reduce alcohol‐related traffic accidents. This study examines determinants of a …

Most current strategies for preventing casualties associated with drinking driving stress
criminal sanctions, alcoholism treatment, and/or educational programs. Because these …