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High-Stakes Antitrust
The Last Hurrah?
Edited by Robert W. Hahn
Posted: Friday, August 1, 2003
Noted scholars with divergent opinions examine the impact and validity of the Justice Department's antitrust actions. [Read More]
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Financial Privacy, Consumer Prosperity, and the Public Good
By Peter J. Wallison, Fred H. Cate, Robert E. Litan, Michael Staten
Posted: Tuesday, July 1, 2003
This report examines the debate surrounding the role of the states in regulating credit bureaus, especially in light of expiring amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. [Read More]
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Saving the Mail
How to Solve the Problems of the U.S. Postal Service
By Rick Geddes
Posted: Saturday, March 1, 2003
A comprehensive overview of the U.S. Postal Service, its organization, and its performance since its creation by the 1970 Postal Reorganization Act. [Read More]
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Following the Money
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| The Enron Failure and the State of Corporate Disclosure |
| By George J. Benston, Michael Bromwich, Robert E. Litan, Alfred Wagenhofer |
| Posted: Saturday, February 1, 2003 |
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Using the Enron case as a point of departure, this book argues that the major problem lies not in the accounting and auditing standards themselves, but in the system of enforcing those standards.
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The Advantage of Competitive Federalism for Securities Regulation
By Roberta Romano
Posted: Sunday, December 1, 2002
The current approach toward U.S. securities regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission should be revamped by implementing a regime of competitive federalism. [Read More]
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Government Policy toward Open Source Software
Edited by Robert W. Hahn
Posted: Sunday, December 1, 2002
This book addresses issues raised by the rapid growth of open source software, including government subsidies for research and development and patent and copyright policy. [Read More]
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Broadband
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| Should We Regulate High-Speed Internet Access? |
| Edited by James H. Alleman, Robert W. Crandall |
| Posted: Sunday, December 1, 2002 |
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There is concern in the telecommunications industry that public policy impedes the continued development of the Internet into a high-speed communications network.
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Regulation through Litigation
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| By W. Kip Viscusi |
| Posted: Monday, July 1, 2002 |
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The contributors to this volume shed light on regulation through litigation in case studies involving tobacco, guns, lead paint, breast implants, and health maintenance organizations.
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Deregulating Property-Liability Insurance
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| Restoring Competition and Increasing Market Efficiency |
| Edited by J. David Cummins |
| Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2002 |
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The book focuses on private passenger automobile insurance--the most important personal line of property-liability coverage, with annual premiums of about $120 billion.
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Government-Sponsored Enterprises
Mercantilist Companies in the Modern World
By Thomas H. Stanton
Posted: Friday, March 1, 2002
This book traces the origins of GSEs, contrasts investor-owned and cooperative GSEs, and examines such issues as activities and the quality of oversight. [Read More]
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