Self-Deception and Regulatory Compliance
Firms vary considerably in how they interpret regulatory commands and signals, posing enforcement challenges.
Exploring Regulatory Capture’s Unanswered Questions
Rent-seeking and profit-seeking behavior provide valuable insights into the concept of regulatory capture.
Are Broadband Providers Putting Consumers’ Privacy at Risk?
Advocacy groups push the FCC to address data sharing among Internet companies.
Hoverboard Regulations Attempt to Balance Safety and Fun
Philadelphia City Council considers hoverboard restrictions for young users.
YouTube Faces Complaints Over Junk Food Ads
Consumer advocacy groups call on the FTC to investigate allegedly kid-inappropriate content.
FCC Takes Aim at Robocalls
Agency announces release of consumer data in latest effort to combat auto-dialed telemarketing calls.
Capturing Uber Efficiency with Smart Regulation
Scholars offer framework for better regulating sharing economy firms.
Reasons to Regulate When Benefits Can’t Be Quantified
CPSC considers costs of regulating corded window coverings, benefits to child safety.
New Chilean Bill on Parking Rates Stirs Debate
Chilean lawmakers seek to redefine affordable parking as a consumer right.
CFPB Considers New Payday Loan Requirements
Consumer protection agency takes first steps to reform payday loan market.
Broadband Competition is the Internet’s “North Star”
FCC Chair emphasizes need for increased consumer choice in the years to come.
Is Privacy an Antitrust Concern?
Politicians and activists urge synthesis, but the FTC remains skeptical.