The Hypothesis That Regulators Eventually Are Controlled by the Regulated

question 138

Multiple Choice

The hypothesis that regulators eventually are controlled by the regulated firms and their special interests is the

• A) share-the-gains, share-the-pains hypothesis.
• B) capture hypothesis.
• C) public interest theory.
• D) control-group hypothesis.

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