Randomizing Regulation
Governments can best determine the efficacy of regulations through randomized trials.
Ian Ayres is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a Professor at Yale’s School of Management. Professor Ayres has been a columnist for Forbes magazine, a commentator on National Public Radio’s Marketplace, and a contributor to the New York Times' Freakonomics blog.
Governments can best determine the efficacy of regulations through randomized trials.