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Center for Business and Public Policy, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, (more information at EDIRC) Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2010

1. Addressing the Next Wave of Internet Regulation: The Case For Equal Opportunity
   Working paper, Regulation2point0
2. An Evaluation of Government Efforts to Improve Regulatory Decision Making
   Working paper, Regulation2point0
3. Environmental Offset Programs: Survey and Synthesis
   Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
4. Regulating Dynamic Markets: Progress in Theory and Practice
   Working paper, Regulation2point0
5. Smartphone Wars
   Working paper, Regulation2point0
6. The Effect of Allowance Allocations on Cap-and-Trade System Performance
   Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2010) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (4)
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2010) View citations (4)

2009

7. A Statement on the Appropriate Role for Research and Development in Climate Policy
   Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in The Economists' Voice (2009)
8. An Economic Perspective on a U.S. National Broadband Plan
   Working paper, Regulation2point0
9. Government Failure and Market Failure: On the Inefficiency of Environmental and Energy Policy
   Working paper, Regulation2point0
   See also Journal Article in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2010)
10. Is Trillion the New Billion?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
    See also Journal Article in The Economists' Voice (2009)
11. Why the iPhone Won't Last Forever and What the Government Should Do to Promote its Successor
    Working paper, Regulation2point0

2008

12. An Analysis of the 2008 Government Report On the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
13. Stimulate Car Buyers, Not Car Makers
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
14. The Economics of Allowing More Domestic Oil Drilling
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
15. The Need for Greater Price Transparency in the Medical Device Industry: An Economic Analysis
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
16. The Promise of Prediction Markets
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (6)

2007

17. An Analysis of the Tenth Government Report on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
    Also in Working paper, Regulation2point0 (2006)
18. Assessing Bias in Patent Infringement Cases: A Review of International Trade Commission Decisions
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
19. Economists’ Statement on Network Neutrality Policy
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
20. The Economics of “Wireless Net Neutrality”
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (3)

2006

21. An Analysis of the Government's Proposed Risk Assessment Guidelines
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
22. Economists' Statement on U.S. Broadband Policy
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
23. Optimal Liquidity Provision for Decision Makers
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
24. Regulating the Raters: The Law and Economics of Ratings Firms
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
25. The Economic Significance of Insignificant Rules
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
26. The Economics of Net Neutrality
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The Economists' Voice (2006)
27. The Impact of Driver Cell Phone Use on Accidents
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California at Davis, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (2)
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 (2004)
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics (2005)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2007)
28. The Law and Economics of Software Security
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
29. The Myth of Network Neutrality and What We Should Do About It
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)

2005

30. An Analysis of the Eighth Government Report On the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
31. Bringing More Competition to Real Estate Brokerage
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (4)
32. Designing Environmental Policy: Lessons from the Regulation of Mercury Emissions
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regulatory Economics (2006)
33. Designing Information Markets for Decision Making
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
34. The Political Economy of Mercury Regulation
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (2)
35. The Precautionary Principle as a Basis for Decision Making
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (4)
36. What Affects the Quality of Economic Analysis for Life-Saving Investments?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0

2004

37. A New Approach for Regulating Information Markets
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regulatory Economics (2006)
38. An Analysis of the Seventh Government Report on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
39. Bandwidth for the People
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
40. Big Ideas: The Market's Last Frontier
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
41. Counting Regulatory Benefits and Costs: Lessons for the U.S. and Europe
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economic Law (2005)
42. How Well Does the U.S. Government Do Cost-Benefit Analysis?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
43. Is Regulation Good For You?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
44. Making Development Work
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
45. Reviewing the Government's Numbers on Regulation
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
46. The Economic Analysis of Regulation: A Response to the Critics
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
47. The Move Toward a Cashless Society: Calculating the Costs and Benefits
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Network Economics (2006)
48. The Move toward a Cashless Society: A Closer Look at Payment Instrument Economics
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Network Economics (2006)
49. Using Information Markets to Improve Public Decision Making
    Working paper, Regulation2point0

2003

50. A Review of the Office of Management and Budget's Draft Guidelines for Conducting Regulatory Analyses
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
51. An Analysis of the Sixth Government Report on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
52. Comment on Peer Review and Information Quality
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
53. Cybersecurity: Who's Watching the Store?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
54. Federalism and Regulation: An Overview
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
55. The Grand Experiment in Regulatory Reporting
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
56. Tracking the Value of Regulation
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
57. Why the Government Should Not Regulate Internet Telephony?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0

2002

58. A New Executive Order for Improving Federal Regulation' Deeper and Wider Cost-Benefit Analysis
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (2)
59. An Analysis of the Fifth Government Report on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
60. Federalism in Antitrust
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
61. Is More Government Regulation Needed to Promote E-commerce?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
62. The Disconnect Between Law and Policy Analysis: A Case Study of Drivers and Cell Phones
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (3)
63. The FCC Cross-Ownership Rules Should Be Repealed
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
64. The False Promise of "Full Disclosure"
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
65. The Litigating States' Proposed Remedy for Microsoft
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
66. United States v. Microsoft: The Benefits of Settlement
    Working paper, Regulation2point0

2001

67. A Costly Benefit
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
68. A Primer on Competition Policy and the New Economy
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (2)
69. An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Delaying the Release of Windows XP
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
70. An Analysis of the Fourth Government Report on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
71. An Economic Assessment of UCITA
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
72. EPA's Arsenic Rule: The Benefits of the Standard Do Not Justify the Costs
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
73. National Environmental Policy During the Clinton Years
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources For the Future (2001) View citations (2)
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 (2001)
74. Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
75. The Benefits and Costs of Online Privacy Legislation
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
76. The EPA's Radon Rule: A Case Study in How Not to Regulate Risks
    Working paper, Regulation2point0

2000

77. An Analysis of the Third Government Report on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
78. Assessing Regulatory Impact Analyses: The Failure of Agencies to Comply With Executive Order 12,866
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (4)
79. Assessing the Quality of Regulatory Impact Analyses
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (2)
80. Developing a Framework for Sensible Regulation: Lessons from OSHA's Proposed Ergonomics Rule
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
81. How Changes in the Federal Register Can Help Improve Regulatory Accountability
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
82. Should You Be Allowed to Use Your Cellular Phone While Driving?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (3)
83. State and Federal Regulatory Reform: A Comparative Analysis
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Legal Studies (2000)
84. U.S. v. Microsoft: Breaking Up Should Be Hard to Do
    Working paper, Regulation2point0

1999

85. A Solution to Concerns over Public Access to Scientific Data
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
86. An Assessment of OMB's Draft Guidelines to Help Agencies Estimate the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulation
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
87. Regulatory Reform: Assessing the Government's Numbers
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (4)
88. Should Researchers Be Required to Share Data Used in Supporting Regulatory Decisions?
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
89. The Costs and Benefits of Regulation: Implications for Developing Countries
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (16)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (1997) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Research Observer (1999)
90. The Economics of Regulating Cellular Phones in Vehicles
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (2)
91. The Impact of Economics on Environmental Policy
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2000)
92. What Has Kyoto Wrought? The Real Architecture of International Tradable Permit Markets
    Discussion Papers, Resources For the Future View citations (13)
93. What Has the Kyoto Protocol Wrought? The Real Architecture of International Tradable Permit Markets
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (7)

1998

94. An Analysis of the Second Government Draft Report on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
95. Government Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of Regulation
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (4)
96. How Changes in the Federal Register Can Help Improve Regulatory Accountability
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
97. The Costs of Regulating Microsoft
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
98. The Economics & Politics of Climate Change
    Working paper, Regulation2point0
99. The Economics and Politics of Climate Change
    Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (5)

1997

100. Regulatory Impact Analysis: A Cross-Country Comparison
     Working paper, Regulation2point0

1996

101. Benefit-Cost Analysis in Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation: A Statement of Principles
     Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (18)
102. Is There a Role for Benefit-Cost Analysis in Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation?
     Working paper, Regulation2point0 View citations (28)
     See also Journal Article in Environment and Development Economics (1997)

1990

103. INCENTIVE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION: A NEW ERA FROM AN OLD IDEA?
     Working Papers, Harvard - J.F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (23)

1982

104. Market Power and Transferable Property Rights
     Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences View citations (18)
     See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1984)
105. Tradable Air Pollution Permits in the Overall Regulatory System: Problems of Regulatory Interactions
     Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

1981

106. A Theoretical Analysis of the Demand for Emission Licenses
     Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
107. On Reconciling Conflicting Goals: Applications of Multiobjective Programming
     Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

1979

108. Peak Load Pricing: Who Should Pay?
     Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Undated

109. Designing a Market for Tradable Emissions Permits
     Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences View citations (4)
110. Marketable Permits: What's All the Fuss About?
     Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
111. Need for Power: Regulating Electricity Demand by Source
     Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Journal Articles

2010

1. Designing Smarter Regulation with Improved Benefit-Cost Analysis
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2010, 1, (1), 5 View citations (2)
2. Government failure and market failure: on the inefficiency of environmental and energy policy
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2010, 26, (2), 197-224 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
3. The economics of allowing more U.S. oil drilling
   Energy Economics, 2010, 32, (3), 638-650

2009

4. A Statement on the Appropriate Role for Research and Development in Climate Policy
   The Economists' Voice, 2009, 6, (1), 6 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
5. Greenhouse Gas Auctions and Taxes: Some Political Economy Considerations
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2009, 3, (2), 167-188 View citations (4)
6. Is Trillion the New Billion?
   The Economists' Voice, 2009, 6, (1), 2
   See also Working Paper (2009)
7. The benefits and costs of ethanol: an evaluation of the government’s analysis
   Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2009, 35, (3), 275-295 View citations (2)
8. Where Is Internet Policy Really Headed?
   The Economists' Voice, 2009, 6, (10), 5

2008

9. Better that the Fed Regulates Subprime Mortgages
   The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (1), 4 View citations (1)
10. Has Economic Analysis Improved Regulatory Decisions?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (1), 67-84 View citations (4)
11. Microsoft: Predator or Prey?
    The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (2), 4
12. Regulation after Bush
    The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (4), 5
13. The Rush to Re-Regulate
    The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (3), 5 View citations (2)

2007

14. Are Drivers Who Use Cell Phones Inherently Less Safe?
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2007, 53, (4), 327-352
15. Further Thoughts on the Cashless Society: A Reply to Dr. Shampine
    Review of Network Economics, 2007, 6, (4), 5 View citations (1)
16. How Well Does the U.S. Government Do Benefit-Cost Analysis?
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2007, 1, (2), 192-211 View citations (6)
17. The Impact of Driver Cell Phone Use on Accidents
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, advances.6, (1), 9 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
18. The President's New Executive Order on Regulation
    The Economists' Voice, 2007, 4, (2), 1 View citations (1)
19. Time to Change U.S. Climate Policy
    The Economists' Voice, 2007, 4, (5), 2

2006

20. A New Approach for Regulating Information Markets
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2006, 29, (3), 265-281 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
21. Designing environmental policy: lessons from the regulation of mercury emissions
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2006, 30, (3), 291-315 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
22. The Economics of Net Neutrality
    The Economists' Voice, 2006, 3, (6), 8 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
23. The Move Toward a Cashless Society: A Closer Look at Payment Instrument Economics
    Review of Network Economics, 2006, 5, (2), 1 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
24. The Move Toward a Cashless Society: Calculating the Costs and Benefits
    Review of Network Economics, 2006, 5, (2), 2 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

25. Counting Regulatory Benefits and Costs: Lessons for the US and Europe
    Journal of International Economic Law, 2005, 8, (2), 473-508 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
26. The Economics of Rebuilding Cities: Reflections after Katrina
    The Economists' Voice, 2005, 2, (4), 1

2000

27. State and Federal Regulatory Reform: A Comparative Analysis
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2000, 29, (2), 873-912 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
28. The Impact of Economics on Environmental Policy
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2000, 39, (3), 375-399 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

29. The Costs and Benefits of Regulation: Implications for Developing Countries
    World Bank Research Observer, 1999, 14, (1), 137-58 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1998

30. Policy Watch: Government Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of Regulation
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, 12, (4), 201-210 View citations (3)

1997

31. Is there a role for benefit-cost analysis in environmental, health, and safety regulation?
    Environment and Development Economics, 1997, 2, (02), 195-221 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

32. Why Energy Transitions Matter: A Case Study of Methanol
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1996, 9, (2), 133-55

1995

33. An Economic Analysis of Scrappage
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1995, 26, (2), 222-242 View citations (15)
34. Choosing among fuels and technologies for cleaning up the air
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1995, 14, (4), 532-554 View citations (4)
35. Designing More Efficient Markets: Lessons from Los Angeles Smog Control
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1995, 38, (1), 19-48 View citations (17)
36. Government markets and the theory of the Nth best
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 57, (2), 219-234 View citations (2)
37. Reevaluating the Relationship between Transferable Property Rights and Command-and-Control Regulation
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1995, 8, (2), 125-48 View citations (4)

1994

38. The behavior of the allowance market: Theory and evidence
    The Electricity Journal, 1994, 7, (2), 28-37 View citations (7)

1993

39. Comparing Environmental Markets with Standards
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1993, 26, (2), 346-54
40. Getting More Environmental Protection for Less Money: A Practitioner's Guide
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1993, 9, (4), 112-23 View citations (1)
41. How reliably can climate change and mitigation policy impacts on electric utilities be assessed?
    Utilities Policy, 1993, 3, (3), 261-268

1992

42. Economic Incentives for Environmental Protection: Integrating Theory and Practice
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (2), 464-68 View citations (33)

1990

43. An Experimental Examination of Spot Markets for Electricity
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (403), 1073-94
44. Enviromental Markets in the Year 2000
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1990, 3, (4), 351-67 View citations (3)
45. Instrument Choice, Political Reform and Economic Welfare
    Public Choice, 1990, 67, (3), 243-56 View citations (1)
46. Regulatory constraints on environmental markets
    Journal of Public Economics, 1990, 42, (2), 149-175 View citations (8)
47. The Political Economy of Environmental Regulation: Towards a Unifying Framework
    Public Choice, 1990, 65, (1), 21-47 View citations (32)

1989

48. A new approach to the design of regulation in the presence of multiple objectives
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1989, 17, (2), 195-211 View citations (3)
49. Economic Prescriptions for Environmental Problems: How the Patient Followed the Doctor's Orders
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1989, 3, (2), 95-114 View citations (94)

1986

50. Trade-offs in designing markets with multiple objectives
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1986, 13, (1), 1-12 View citations (16)

1984

51. Market Power and Transferable Property Rights
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1984, 99, (4), 753-65 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper (1982)

1982

52. APPLICATION OF MARKET MECHANISMS TO POLLUTION *
    Review of Policy Research, 1982, 1, (3), 470-476

Edited books

2012

1. Climate Change and Common Sense: Essays in Honour of Tom Schelling
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

1996

2. Risks, Costs, and Lives Saved: Getting Better Results from Regulation
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (3)