Regulatory Competition and Federalism in Switzerland: Diffusion by Horizontal and Vertical Interaction

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The impact of regulatory competition on policy outcomes and particularly on policy innova-tion is widely debated among scientists from different fields as well as among policymakers. In this paper, Swiss cantonal regulation is studied in order to gain further insights into the policy impact of regulatory competition and harmonization. Starting from a theoretical per-spective that particularly emphasizes the beneficial impact of inter-jurisdictional competition on policy innovations, and a discussion of the existing empirical evidence on regulatory com-petition, the development of the common market, regulatory competition and harmonization in Switzerland across time is analyzed. In an econometric analysis of the extent of regulation at the Swiss cantonal level, some indicative empirical evidence on the main determinants of Swiss cantonal regulation is derived.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CREMA Working Paper ; No. 2006-22

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue ; Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior ; Labor Demand ; Labor Law
• Subject: Regulatory Competition ; Political Innovation ; Corporatist Protectionism

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Feld, Lars P.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
• (where): Basel
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/214368
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