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The Formal Delegation of Regulatory Decisions in the Telecommunication Sector: An Explanation Using Classification Trees

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  • Camilo Ignacio González
  • Koen Verhoest

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Research on regulation has traditionally focused on studying the delegation of regulatory competencies from political principals to an independent regulatory agency. In this article, we argue that this delegation is nuanced by different factors that affect whether a specific regulatory decision is formally delegated. We examine and explain formal delegation patterns at the level of individual regulatory decisions in twelve countries located in Europe, Latin America, and South Asia. The data were gathered by coding the twelve countries' telecommunications legislation. The data analysis was undertaken using a classification tree model—a nonparametric model. We found that the maturity of the market has the greatest effect on the formal delegation of regulatory decisions, but this effect is also influenced by the other theoretical factors considered, particularly the level of political constraints and the type of regulation. 电信业正式授权监管决定:使用分类树进行阐释 监管研究历来围绕着监管能力的授权来展开, 包括政治主体和独立监管机构。笔者在本文中提出, 这种授权行为的微妙之处在于, 不同的因素是否对正式授权具体的监管决定产生影响。笔者调查和阐释了个体监管决定层面的正式授权案例, 这些案例来自欧洲、拉丁美洲和南亚的十二个国家。笔者对十二个国家的电信立法进行编码以收集数据, 并采用分类树模型——非参数模型来分析数据。笔者发现, 市场成熟度对监管决策的正式授权影响最大, 但这种影响也受到其他理论因素,特别是政治约束程度和监管类型的影响。 La Delegación Formal De Decisiones Regulatorias En El Sector De Las Telecomunicaciones: una Explicación Utilizando Los Árboles De Clasificación La investigación acerca de la regulación se ha enfocado tradicionalmente en estudiar la delegación de competencias regulatorias de los principales políticos a una agencia regulatoria independiente. En este documento, argumentamos que esta delegación varía levemente de acuerdo con diferentes factores que deciden si una decisión regulatoria específica está formalmente delegada. Examinamos y explicamos los patrones formales de delegación a nivel de las decisiones regulatorias individuales en doce países localizados en Europa, Latinoamérica y el sur de Asia. Los datos fueron recolectados al codificar la legislación de telecomunicaciones de los doce países. El análisis de datos fue hecho con un modelo de clasificación tipo árbol—un modelo no paramétrico. Encontramos que la madurez del mercado tiene el mayor efecto sobre las decisiones regulatorias, pero este efecto también está influenciado por otros factores teóricos que se toman en cuenta, particularmente el nivel de límites políticos y el tipo de regulación.

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  • Camilo Ignacio González & Koen Verhoest, 2018. "The Formal Delegation of Regulatory Decisions in the Telecommunication Sector: An Explanation Using Classification Trees," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 35(4), pages 617-641, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:35:y:2018:i:4:p:617-641
    DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12288
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    1. González, Camilo Ignacio, 2022. "Can we have it all? The evolution of regulatory frameworks in Latin America," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).

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