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Randomizing Regulation

Randomizing Regulation

Governments can best determine the efficacy of regulations through randomized trials.

Taking Regulation Seriously

Taking Regulation Seriously

President Obama’s joke about spilled milk helps illustrate the need to understand how regulations actually work.

The Stakes in the Fracking Debate

The Stakes in the Fracking Debate

Fracking holds great promise as a source of U.S. energy.

Regulation Takes Center Stage in State of the Union Address

Regulation Takes Center Stage in State of the Union Address

Obama emphasizes the role of government in promoting economic growth and fairness.

HHS Finds Proposed Health Insurance Rate Increases “Unreasonable”

HHS Finds Proposed Health Insurance Rate Increases “Unreasonable”

Affordable Care Act requires approval of insurance company rate hikes for individual and small group plans.

Judicially Enforced Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking Systematically Biases Results in Favor of Regulated Firms

Judicially Enforced Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking Systematically Biases Results in Favor of Regulated Firms

The rulemaking process in the United States is slow and biased toward business.

The Value of Codifying a National Approach to Licensing Military-Affiliated Health Care Providers

The Value of Codifying a National Approach to Licensing Military-Affiliated Health Care Providers

Statutory change will ease medical training and health care delivery by the Department of Defense.

Risk Regulation Roundup

Risk Regulation Roundup

Penn Program on Regulation hosts leading scholars of risk regulation.

Internet Companies’ Speech Does Not Deserve Special Treatment

Internet Companies’ Speech Does Not Deserve Special Treatment

It is inconsistent to support Wikipedia’s blackout while protesting the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United.

Obama’s Recess Appointments Face Legal Challenge

Obama’s Recess Appointments Face Legal Challenge

Business groups challenge the constitutionality of three recess appointments to the NLRB.

Regulatory Reform in Congress: Part II

Regulatory Reform in Congress: Part II

RegBlog reviews regulatory reform bills pending in various stages before the Senate.

Regulatory Reform in Congress: Part I

Regulatory Reform in Congress: Part I

As House members return from vacation, they face a series of regulatory reform bills.