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Title: What is regulatory capture?
Post by: toripollard8 on Oct 10, 2019

What is regulatory capture?



It is a situation in which a policymaker seeks to improve his election prospects by aligning himself with a powerful special interest group which will finance his political campaign.



It is the exchange of political support between a regulatory agency and the regulated firm resulting in both parties capturing economic rents.



It is a situation in which a regulatory agency uses its authority to force actions that are not favored by the regulated firms but are in the public's interest.



It is a situation in which a firm being regulated successfully influences the regulatory agency's actions to benefit the interests of the firm, rather than the public interest.



Title: What is regulatory capture?
Post by: zachcarytcris on Oct 10, 2019
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Title: What is regulatory capture?
Post by: toripollard8 on Oct 10, 2019
Exactly what I needed for my project, TYSM