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RegBlog tracks key developments related to regulation and regulatory processes. New research, new ideas, and new regulatory proposals and policies – all brought to you by the Penn Program on Regulation.
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The Regulatory Week in Review: May 18, 2012
Justice Department investigates JPMorgan, Oxfam sues the SEC, a new study shows that ethanol damages engines and more.
Mima Mohammed
Increasing Enforcement to Reduce Pollution
Research finds decreased pollution after agencies take enforcement actions.
Samson Chen
The Value of Increasing Unlicensed Spectrum
Increasing unlicensed spectrum could increase social welfare.
Samson Chen
A Polycentric Approach to Addressing Climate Change
Law professor proposes tackling climate change with a "bottom-up" approach.
Andrew Chon
The Politics of Precaution
Explaining the shift in US and European approaches to risk regulation.
David Vogel
The Regulatory Week in Review: May 11, 2012
Obama issues executive order on retrospective regulatory reviews, Fed approves first Chinese takeover of US bank, FDA urges lower radiation levels for child medical scans, and more.
Mima Mohammed
Rethinking Federal Flood Insurance
Wharton study proposes innovative ways to improve government-funded flood insurance.
Andrew Chon
An Alternative to the Individual Mandate
Nobel Laureate suggests alternative ways to control adverse selection in health insurance markets.
Brian Ryoo
The Performance of Regulatory Performance Standards
Despite their prevalence, regulatory performance standards and their efficacy have been understudied. .
Cary Coglianese & Lori S. Bennear
A Missed Opportunity: The Ostrich Approach to Indoor Radon Exposure
Small, proactive steps could prevent thousands of radon-related deaths.
Adam Finkel
The Regulatory Week in Review: May 4, 2012
An EPA official resigns, an appeals court revives a SEC suit, the USDA addresses mad-cow regulations, and more.
Mima Mohammed
The Regulatory Week in Review: May 4, 2012
An EPA official resigns, an appeals court revives a SEC suit, the USDA addresses mad-cow regulations, and more.
Mima Mohammed
The Apple E-Books Litigation: A Page-Turner
Allegations in complaints befit a conspiracy novel - one that Apple argues is completely fictional.
Abigail Slater
Obama Seeks to Promote "International Regulatory Cooperation"
President issues executive order as way to enhance U.S. economic growth.
Sean Moloney
In Search of Slowness
Systematic empirical research casts into doubt claims that rulemaking procedures have slowed down the regulatory process.
Cary Coglianese
Do Expert Agencies Outperform Generalist Judges?
Empirical evidence suggests that expert agencies perform no better than courts.
Joshua D. Wright and Angela M. Diveley
The Regulatory Week in Review: April 27, 2012
Charges filed against TSA screeners, House passes cybersecurity bill, Supreme Court hears Arizona immigration case, and more.
Mima Mohammed
Coalition Calls for Increased Oversight of Synthetic Biology
Advocacy groups say current regulation of synthetic biology offers inadequate public protection.
Vanessa Kurzweil
Roundtable Illuminates Challenges of Implementing the Volcker Rule
Prominent scholars, practitioners, and policy officials gather to discuss challenges presented by new banking rules.
Joseph Santo
Nuclear Power After Fukushima
PPR seminar considers how Japan disaster will affect nuclear power globally.
Andrew Chon and Annie Chou