The Regulatory Transparency Project promotes a national conversation about the benefits and costs of federal, state, and local regulatory policies and explores areas for possible improvement.
Passed in 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was intended to encourage banks and other financial institutions to lend to lower-income individuals in their communities. Has the CRA succeeded in this goal or is there room for improvement? Aaron Klein and Diego Zuluaga weigh in on this important question.
Listen nowThis paper lays out a set of constitutional concerns pertaining to certain new state and local regulations on data privacy. Do these new rules impinge on free speech, violate the dormant commerce clause, or are they preempted by other federal laws?
Read nowIn this episode, Roger Klein and Adam Broad debate the merits of the increasingly prominent “Medicare for All” proposal for healthcare. The discussion is moderated by Courtney Hughes.
Listen nowIn this paper, Anastasia Boden and Jonathan Riches argue that state and local regulators have often saddled home-based businesses with cumbersome rules that do more to hamper the property rights of homeowners than protect the public interest.
North Carolina used Frederick Allen’s photos of the wreck of Blackbeard’s ship without permission. Allen sued but the state claimed sovereign immunity shielded it from liability. The case will be heard by the Supreme Court on November 5. Professor Kristin Osenga discusses.
Watch nowAirbnb is eyeing a major IPO next year, but this year it faces escalating regulation in cities across the country….
For decades, every state has been consistently subjecting more and more occupations to strict licensing requirements. While government regulation of…
These are exciting times for our derivatives markets. From blockchain to digital assets, innovative financial technologies are changing the way…
Smaller business entities are often associated with the informal sector and widely believed to dodge taxes and bypass tough labour regulations. However,…
Puerto Rico United Retailers Association (CUD by its Spanish acronym) President Jorge Argüelles and various small and midsize business organization…
Small businesses are counting on the Supreme Court this month. In two cases, the justices can either subject millions of…
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Passed in 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was intended to encourage banks and other financial institutions to lend to…
In this episode, Roger Klein and Adam Broad debate the merits of the increasingly prominent “Medicare for All” proposal for…
In this episode, Ashley Baker and Jennifer Huddleston discuss the implications of the famous privacy case, in which the Supreme…
With emerging debates around facial recognition technology, the issue of regulating biometric access technologies has become more prominent. San Francisco,…
The oral argument for County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund was heard before the Supreme Court on November 6,…
The broadcasting market used to be straightforward. It functioned on a linear model consisting of content companies, distribution channels and…
In this paper, Anastasia Boden and Jonathan Riches argue that home-based businesses are an important part of the economy with a very long history. State and local regulators, the authors claim, have often saddled home-based businesses with cumbersome rules that do more to hamper the property rights of homeowners than protect the public interest.
In this paper, Henry I. Miller argues that overweening regulation has forestalled development in major areas of biotechnology, from pharmaceuticals to agriculture.
With examples of regulatory policies that failed to achieve their stated goals and regulatory reforms that proved effective and beneficial to the public, the authors of this paper argue for an approach to regulation that encourages, rather than stifles, creativity and competition. This kind of rulemaking, they suggest, makes for a stronger and more inclusive economy.
The authors of this paper argue that the modern consumer welfare standard is an objective, consistent, reliable, and appropriate framework for good antitrust law and enforcement.
The authors of this paper argue that outdated consent decrees should be ended to take full advantage of modern technologies for the distribution of music.
The wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge, a ship captained by Blackbeard that sank in the early 18th century, sits…
What are regulatory sandboxes? How might they promote and stimulate innovation? What risks might they pose to consumers? Regulatory experts…
In this Fourth Branch video, legal and healthcare experts debate how federal and state agencies should approach the regulation of…
The Regulatory Transparency Project promotes a national conversation about the benefits and costs of federal, state, and local regulatory policies…
Passed into law in 1920, the Jones Act is a ban on transport between two U.S. ports, unless it’s on…
A conversation about the history of antitrust law, the consumer welfare standard, and the tech giants. Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix,…
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