Department of Energy Announces Solar Energy Investments
DOE seeks to invest in technologies to make solar energy more cost-effective.
Failing at Failure: An Institutional Analysis of Dodd-Frank’s Orderly Liquidation Authority
OLA applies an ill-fitting model to financial distress resolution and produces troubling participatory effects.
Evaluating the PTO’s Proposed Fee Structure
Proposed fee structure remains flawed and may contribute to the perception of a “broken” patent system.
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.
Why We Should Not (Always) Blame Congress
A rare bipartisan statute significantly reforms the National Flood Insurance Program.
Regulating at Midnight
Are regulatory analyses worse when rules are issued in the closing days of an outgoing administration?
Agencies Double Fuel Economy Standards
EPA and NHTSA require an average of 54.5 mpg for vehicles by 2025.
Regulation as a Dynamic Macroeconomic Enterprise
Regulators can do a better job of anticipating reactions when designing regulations.
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.
Federal Government Proposes to Expand Relief to Student Loan Debtors
Proposed program would apply to loans disbursed as early as October 2011.