Suppose a Regulatory Agency Makes Decisions That Seem to Require

question 42

Multiple Choice

Suppose a regulatory agency makes decisions that seem to require an ever-growing agency budget and staff of regulators to monitor firms and enforce the decisions. This would be evidence in support of the __________ theory of regulation.

• A)public choice
• B)public interest
• C)capture
• D)Stigler

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