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Regulation in Theory and Practice: An Overview

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  • Joskow, Paul L.
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  • Joskow, Paul L. & Noll, Roger G., "undated". "Regulation in Theory and Practice: An Overview," Working Papers 213, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
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