Deregulation, Institutional Change and Entrepreneurship
Assistant Professor Karl Wennberg, PhD Abiel Sebhatu and PhD Stefan Jonsson (Uppsala)
This research studies the competitive dynamics of in quasi-regulated and deregulated markets, specifically focusing on the market for schooling in Sweden. We study how the legitimacy of economic activities co-evolve with markets and business practices, using a hand-collected data set following all Swedish vouchers schools stared from 1992 and onwards.
Keywords: Deregulation, Institutional change, voucher schools