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Bürokratieabbau durch Sunset-Legislation

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  • Freytag Andreas

    (Universität Stellenbosch, Cesifo Research Network, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3, 07749 Jena, Germany)

  • Schuhmann Sebastian

    (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät , Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3, 07749 Jena, Germany)

Abstract

In the event of market failure, state intervention is urgent and justified. Such interventions consist of rules and laws that restrict the actions of market participants. The number of newly introduced laws and regulations in Germany is constantly high. Occasionally, the regulations are not economically essential. Consequentially, many companies face uncertainties regarding compliance with these regulations. Cutting red tape is therefore imperative. Efforts to drive this objective forward have not been fully successful. Sunset legislation – i. e. the establishment of comprehensive evaluation and termination clauses – can make an important contribution for ending or adapting inefficient or outdated regulations. Thereby, it can reduce regulation density, facilitate legal certainty, and reduce public administration costs. This can be critical for addressing current major policy challenges, especially tackling climate change.

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  • Freytag Andreas & Schuhmann Sebastian, 2023. "Bürokratieabbau durch Sunset-Legislation," ORDO. Jahrbuch für die Ordnung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, De Gruyter, vol. 72(1), pages 441-469, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:ordojb:v:72-73:y:2023:i:1:p:441-469:n:18
    DOI: 10.1515/ordo-2023-2009
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    Keywords

    sunset legislation; better regulation; cutting red tape; over-regulation; sunset legislation; better regulation; Bürokratieabbau; Überregulierung; sunset legislation; better regulation; cutting red tape; over-regulation;
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    JEL classification:

    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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