This chapter discusses the rationale for State aid control as part of competition law. Like in other areas of EU competition law, such as abuse of dominance and merger control, there is a clear shift towards a ‘more economic approach' and a stronger focus on efficiency. However, this stronger...

This paper examines the compensation systems for industrial accidents in Belgium, Germany and Great Britain, thereby taking into account some recent empirical data on industrial accident rates and (although hardly available) amounts of compensation paid out to employee victims. The key question...

The economic analysis in this paper is based on two different approaches towards regulation: the public interest and private interest (public choice) approach. The costs and benefits of regulatory solutions to market failure are discussed, focusing on information regulation, quality standards...

This paper discusses the regulation of pharmacists from an economic perspective, focusing on licensing, price and fee regulation, advertising restrictions and rules on exercise of the profession, and restrictions on business structure. A comparative overview is presented of the most common forms...