Comments on: Changing the Numbers: UK Directory Enquiries Deregulation and the Failure of Choice http://rufuspollock.org/2009/02/10/changing-the-numbers-uk-directory-enquiries-deregulation-and-the-failure-of-choice/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:32:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: rgrp http://rufuspollock.org/2009/02/10/changing-the-numbers-uk-directory-enquiries-deregulation-and-the-failure-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-136301 rgrp Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:51:49 +0000 http://www.rufuspollock.org/2009/02/10/changing-the-numbers-uk-directory-enquiries-deregulation-and-the-failure-of-choice/#comment-136301 <p>alecmuffet: apologies and the links are fixed (had relative rather than absolute)</p> <p>Perry: I agree that regulators also have limits on information and rationality. However, it does seem necessary for there to be some regulatory oversight of this market -- at least in its original situation where there was a single monopoly provider (192 operated by BT).</p> alecmuffet: apologies and the links are fixed (had relative rather than absolute)

Perry: I agree that regulators also have limits on information and rationality. However, it does seem necessary for there to be some regulatory oversight of this market — at least in its original situation where there was a single monopoly provider (192 operated by BT).

]]> By: Perry de Havilland http://rufuspollock.org/2009/02/10/changing-the-numbers-uk-directory-enquiries-deregulation-and-the-failure-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-135711 Perry de Havilland Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:10:09 +0000 http://www.rufuspollock.org/2009/02/10/changing-the-numbers-uk-directory-enquiries-deregulation-and-the-failure-of-choice/#comment-135711 <p>"In particular, with limits on information and rationality..."</p> <p>Which of course applies to regulators as well, assuming they are mere mortals like everyone else, with the extra added factor of 'political motivations' (which could perhaps be included within the 'limits on rationality' bit) added to the equation. There is no reason whatsoever for the state to regulate this in any way.</p> “In particular, with limits on information and rationality…”

Which of course applies to regulators as well, assuming they are mere mortals like everyone else, with the extra added factor of ‘political motivations’ (which could perhaps be included within the ‘limits on rationality’ bit) added to the equation. There is no reason whatsoever for the state to regulate this in any way.

]]> By: alecmuffett http://rufuspollock.org/2009/02/10/changing-the-numbers-uk-directory-enquiries-deregulation-and-the-failure-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-135705 alecmuffett Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:49:12 +0000 http://www.rufuspollock.org/2009/02/10/changing-the-numbers-uk-directory-enquiries-deregulation-and-the-failure-of-choice/#comment-135705 <p>broken link above; correct is</p> <p>http://www.rufuspollock.org/economics/papers/192<em>to</em>118.pdf</p> broken link above; correct is

http://www.rufuspollock.org/economics/papers/192to118.pdf

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