Crampes, ClaudeIdRef and Estache, AntonioIdRef (2025) Efficiency vs. distributional concerns in regulatory sandboxes. Journal of Economic Policy Reform. pp. 1-26.

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Identification Number : 10.1080/17487870.2025.2463660

Abstract

The paper makes the case for a systematic ex-ante assessment of the distributional impact of efficiency enhancing innovations regulatory sandboxes are expected to test. It shows how their prior formal modeling can inform on the possible need to control in the sandbox design for otherwise underestimated but predictable distributional effects. Failing to do so is likely to lead to underestimate efficiency-equity trade-offs and other distributional issues. This may influence the political sustainability of otherwise potentially welfare enhancing innovations. Simple industrial organization models will often suffice to identify the potential issues at the design stage

Item Type: Article
Language: English
Date: February 2025
Refereed: Yes
Place of Publication: Abingdon
Uncontrolled Keywords: Regulatory sandboxes, innovation, governance, anti-trust, regulation, efficiency, equity, quality standards.
JEL Classification: K20 - General
K21 - Antitrust Law
K23 - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
L12 - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L15 - Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility
L51 - Economics of Regulation
O31 - Innovation and Invention - Processes and Incentives
O33 - Technological Change - Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 18 Feb 2025 08:48
Last Modified: 18 Feb 2025 08:49
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:130349
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/50544

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