Preventing a Regulatory Train Wreck: Mandated Regulation and the Cautionary Tale of Positive Train Control

Jerry Ellig and Michael Horney
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No 6865, Working Papers from George Mason University, Mercatus Center

Abstract: When Congress passes legislation that mandates prescriptive regulations, legislators are under no obligation to understand the problem they are trying to solve, assess alternative solutions, or understand the benefits and costs of their choices. Passage o

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Date: 2016-06-21
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