All Essays

Media, Polarization, and Regulatory Politics

Media, Polarization, and Regulatory Politics

Research highlights correlation between partisan media and a polarized public.

Improving Crisis-driven Financial Regulation

Improving Crisis-driven Financial Regulation

Sunsetting and a dedicated review process would reduce risk of error in crisis-driven financial regulation.

Week in Review

Week in Review

CFPB rules aims to make mortgages safer, USDA declares drought, and more.

How Should the U.S. Regulate Housing Finance After the 2008 Crisis?

How Should the U.S. Regulate Housing Finance After the 2008 Crisis?

Understanding why housing finance regulation fell short in the past can help in the future.

Improving the Regulation of Offshore Oil Drills

Improving the Regulation of Offshore Oil Drills

Economist proposes creating a new regulatory regime for the offshore drilling industry.

A Portfolio Approach to Addressing Catastrophic Risk

A Portfolio Approach to Addressing Catastrophic Risk

Scholars favor employing the market, civil liability, and regulation to tackle catastrophic risk.

Assessing Regulations in the Wake of Disaster

Assessing Regulations in the Wake of Disaster

New book argues for careful deliberation before making vast changes to regulatory system.

Week in Review

Week in Review

FTC drops Google investigation, oil spill settlement results in $1.4 billion fine, and more

Members of Congress Need Not Send to Ask For Whom the Bell Tolls

Members of Congress Need Not Send to Ask For Whom the Bell Tolls

Congress must not forget its role in setting regulatory policy.

Three Thousand Whistleblowers Alert SEC to Wrongdoing

Three Thousand Whistleblowers Alert SEC to Wrongdoing

Annual report reviews first year of a securities whistleblower program.

When It Comes to Regulation, Europe is the New United States

When It Comes to Regulation, Europe is the New United States

PPR seminar speaker argues that Europe has become a global leader in regulation, US more restrained.

Poisoned Alcohol in the Czech Republic

Poisoned Alcohol in the Czech Republic

Recent deaths shed light on the possible dangers of uncoordinated regulatory policy.