When Regulators Identify with the Special Interests of the Industry

question 28

Multiple Choice

When regulators identify with the special interests of the industry they regulate, this behavior conforms with the

• A) share-the-gains, share-the-pains hypothesis.
• B) rate-of-return hypothesis.
• C) lemon market hypothesis.
• D) capture hypothesis.

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