All Essays

Navigating a Changing Power Grid

Navigating a Changing Power Grid

Penn Program on Regulation hosts a conversation with electricity market leaders.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President-elect Trump announces choices for several Cabinet positions, DOI protects fossils, and more…

The Role for State Regulation of Energy Markets

The Role for State Regulation of Energy Markets

Penn’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy convenes energy policy roundtable.

Time to Get Graphic with Cigarette Labels?

Time to Get Graphic with Cigarette Labels?

FDA is years behind in its statutory mandate to put graphic warnings on cigarette labels.

Congress Takes Aim at Gag Clauses in Form Contracts

Congress Takes Aim at Gag Clauses in Form Contracts

Bill would crack down on clauses that ban consumers from writing negative online reviews.

Adapting Regulation for the FinTech World

Adapting Regulation for the FinTech World

A federal consumer watchdog quietly solved a big problem.

Week in Review

Week in Review

Federal judge declines to enjoin the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule, Senate passes bill to protect online consumer product reviews, and more…

The Race Question

The Race Question

OMB proposal to revise its racial and ethnic categories may better reflect America’s changing demographics.

Nudging Away from Personal Choice

Nudging Away from Personal Choice

Economist argues that energy-efficiency regulations are riddled with problems and espouses their elimination.

Currency Authority Proposes Ban on Bank Investments in Commercial Metals

Currency Authority Proposes Ban on Bank Investments in Commercial Metals

U.S. banking regulator seeks to stop banks from trading in metals like copper and aluminum.

The Impact of Waiving Environmental Regulations

The Impact of Waiving Environmental Regulations

Recent PPR seminar examines effects on air quality and fuel prices from waiving environmental regulations.

Week in Review

Week in Review

A federal judge blocks the Labor Department’s overtime rule, the NHTSA delays a recall of airbags, and more…