Law and Economics of Regulation

Klaus Mathis is full professor of Public Law, Law of the Sustainable Economy, and Philosophy of Law at the University of Lucerne. He is the co-founder of the Center for Law and Sustainability (CLS) and Director for the Institute for Research in the Fundaments of Law – lucernaiuris. His particular fields of expertise are Swiss Constitutional Law, Law and Economics, Law of Sustainable Development, and Philosophy of Law.Avishalom Tor is Professor of Law and Director of the Notre Dame Research Program on Law and Market Behavior (ND LAMB). His particular fields of expertise are Behavioural and Experimental law and Economics, Antitrust Law, and Behavioural Decision Research.

• Part I: Law and Economics of Regulation Theory.- Public Services as a Strategy of Regulation.- Sectoral Self-Regulation as a Viable Tool.- Ethical Blind Spots & Regulatory Traps: On Distorted Regulatory Incentives, Behavioural Ethics & Legal Design.- Law and Economics as a Vehicle for Judicial Activism in Russian Law.- Part II: Specific Applications of Law and Economics of Regulation.-  Key Lessons for the Design of Consumer Protection Legislation.- Regulation of Information about Unfolding Events in Securities Markets: A Behavioural Economics Perspective.- Data Flows v. Data Protection: Mapping the Pros and Cons of Existing Reconciliation Models in Global Trade Law and Beyond.- The Concept of Regulatory Arbitrage.-  (Un)intended Consequences of Macroprudential Regulation.- Precautionary Antitrust: A Precautionary Tale in European Competition Policy.- Regulation and Deregulation of Financial Markets from the Perspective of Law and Economics.- Privatizing Income Security for Disabled Workers: Unintended Consequences and Labour Market Imbalances.- Regulating Innovations.- Matching Commitments: A New Approach to Regulation of the Commons.