Policy Deviations, Uncertainty, and the European Court of Justice
The implementation of European Union directives into national law is at the discretion of member states. We analyze incentives for member states to deviate from these directives when the European Commsision may sue a defecting member state and rulings at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) are uncer...
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Published in: | MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 09-2013) |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2013
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Online Access: | PDF Full Text |
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Summary: | The implementation of European Union directives into national law is at the discretion of member states. We analyze incentives for member states to deviate from these directives when the European Commsision may sue a defecting member state and rulings at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) are uncertain. We find that higher uncertainty about the preferences of the ECJ increases policy deviation, irrespective of whether a case is taken to court or not. If decisions of member states to deviate are interdependent, the incidence of filed cases decreases while for those policies reaching the ECJ deviations increase. |
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ISSN: | 1867-3678 |
DOI: | 10.17192/es2024.0172 |