New York’s Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing Likely to Continue
Regulators expect to extend ban on controversial natural gas extraction pending further health study.
Toxics Release Inventory: A Case Study in Information Disclosure Regulation
When does requiring companies to reveal their pollution affect their behavior?
A New Chapter in Mortgage-Backed Securities Enforcement
New York AG files novel lawsuit over Bear Stearns conduct.
Have Increased Regulations Made the U.S. Less Competitive?
Recent study finds correlation between increased regulatory burdens and decreased international competitiveness.
Has the U.S. Regulatory System Broken Down?
A new book both challenges and informs the debate over government regulation.
Predicting the Cost of Financial Reform
IMF report contends that more stringent bank regulations will not harm the economy.
Trickle-down Regulatory Impact Analysis
Does the president’s political party lead to better or worse RIAs?
Regulation’s Four Core Components
A clear framework to cut through semantics about different types of regulations.
Why Do Drivers Speed?
NHTSA study shows that no single countermeasure can combat motivations for speeding.
Democrats Defend Obama’s Record on Regulation
2012 platform argues that the administration made regulations simpler, more open, and more flexible.
The “α-Precautionary Principle”: Weighing Optimism against Pessimism
Law professor proposes a new tool to analyze potentially catastrophic uncertainties.
Improving Regulatory Performance through Ex Post Evaluation
Without better evaluation of existing regulations, regulators will too often operate in the dark.