How Regulation can stifle Innovation

David Carvalhão
3 min readFeb 22, 2022

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Most of the time, I am pro-regulation. When properly balanced a good regulatory framework can guarantee not only a fair, competitive playing field but also guarantee private companies have their incentives aligned with broader, longer-term societal goals.

But when it comes to new areas of regulation, the results are usually poor. Most governments seek out the help of the first-movers in a new market…

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David Carvalhão

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