Informational Approaches to Regulation

by W. Kip Viscusi and Wesley A. Magat

Their set of original studies of household chemicals, energy audits, and food risk labeling establishes guidelines for the design and evaluation of these informational regulations. How does risk labeling information on hazardous household chemicals and pesticides influence consumer behavior? While many studies speculate on the effects of risk information, Magat and Viscusi draw on a series of extensive surveys to assess the likely response. Their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026213277X
• ISBN13: 9780262132770
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher