Market-Based Regulation

/ˈmɑːrkɪt beɪst ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/

Definitions

  1. (n.) A regulatory approach that uses market signals, financial incentives, or trading mechanisms to achieve policy objectives, often in environmental law or economic regulation.
    The government implemented a market-based regulation to reduce carbon emissions by allowing companies to trade emission permits.

Forms

  • market-based regulation

Commentary

Often contrasted with command-and-control regulation, market-based regulation leverages economic incentives for compliance rather than prescriptive mandates.

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