Overzealous Rule Makers

Authors

Stefano BarbieriFollow
Kai A. KonradFollow

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Abstract

Excessively tight and biased policy choices of rule makers can be explained as outcomes of competition among rule makers with overlapping competencies and diverging perceptions about the optimal framework. Rule makers who have extreme rather than moderate preferences are more likely to take policy action and preempt others, even if their cost of action is very high. This can lead to actionism, excessive regulatory activity, and radical rule outcomes.

Recommended Citation

Barbieri, Stefano and Konrad, Kai A. (2021) "Overzealous Rule Makers," Journal of Law and Economics: Vol. 64: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/jle/vol64/iss2/5