The choice of organizational form in gasoline retalinling and the cost of laws that limit that choice

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Many states now have laws forbidding direct ownership of service stations by petroleum refiners. These are based on a hypothesis that direct ownership will increase predatory business practices. However, the evidence does not support this hypothesis.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Gasoline Stations, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Gasoline service stations, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Service stations (Automotive), Influence, Petroleum industry, Natural gas, Petroleum, Gas industry, Commercial law, Service stations (Motor vehicles), Organizational structure

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Deregulating property-casualty insurance pricing: the case of workers' compensation

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The deregulation of workers' compensation insurance led to fewer workplace injuries by increasing the economic incentives for occupational safety and health. Deregulation also decreased premiums in the long term.

Financial management, Health Care and Social Assistance, Commodity & service prices, Property & Liability Insurance, Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers, HEALTH SERVICES, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Employee Health & Safety, Surety insurance, Fire, marine, and casualty insurance, Insurance Regulation, Workmen's Compensation Insurance, State Safety NEC, Economic aspects, Prices and rates, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Property and casualty insurance, Construction law, Deregulation, Insurance, Workers' compensation, Insurance law, Company pricing policy, Hospital accreditation

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Market power and cartel formation: theory and an empirical test

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A study of the conditions that motivate produce growers to form cartels is presented. Six factors that lead to the growth of cartels in the produce industry are identified.

Cartels, Market domination, Market share, Produce industry

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