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31 Jul 2013, 9:30 pm by Kara Cheever
Commercial and industrial buildings are one of the largest consumers of energy in the United States – accounting for roughly fifty percent of the nation’s total energy consumption and imposing more than $400 billion in costs, according to the U.S. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 9:30 pm by Andrew Chon and Annie Chou
Adapting to a changing climate may be the most realistic response to climate change, according to MIT economist Michael Greenstone, who spoke at a recent risk regulation seminar organized by the Penn Program on Regulation. [read post]
20 Jul 2013, 10:00 pm by Alex Raskolnikov
People engage in all kinds of harmful acts. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 9:40 pm by Christina Reichert
Each year, fishermen kill approximately one hundred million sharks for their fins, fueling what has become a multi-billion dollar shark-fin market. [read post]
12 Nov 2012, 9:30 pm by Aimee Martin
Since the first major effects of the housing crisis hit the U.S. financial system more than five years ago, policymakers, politicians, and finance experts have called for reform of the U.S. housing finance system. [read post]
27 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm by Abena Yeboa
Are you are being over-charged on your monthly phone bill? [read post]
17 Jul 2013, 9:30 pm by Christina Reichert
The abortion bill the Texas Senate passed last week, despite state senator Wendy Davis’s filibuster efforts, has garnered extensive attention in the media. [read post]
30 Oct 2011, 11:59 pm by Nicole Greenstein
Professor Christopher Yoo On Monday, October 24, three of the nation’s leading experts on telecommunications law and competition policy convened in the Faculty Lounge to celebrate Christopher S. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 8:36 pm by Penn Program on Regulation
On February 1, 2010, Philadelphia became the most recent city to require calorie listings at chain restaurants. [read post]
13 May 2012, 9:30 pm by David Vogel
Beginning around 1990, a significant transatlantic shift in the relative stringency of risk regulations of the United States and the European Union occurred. [read post]
18 Mar 2013, 9:30 pm by Lauren-Kelly Devine
Last year, entrepreneurs across the country cheered the announcement of the CROWDFUND Act, a federal statute that will enable start-up businesses to raise funds from investors through specialized Internet portals. [read post]
2 May 2011, 6:00 am by Brian Ryoo
The decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to bring an insider trading action against Rajat Gupta, the former McKinsey managing director, in an administrative proceeding instead of in federal court is drawing questions from pundits – as well as apparently from Judge Jed S. [read post]
24 May 2011, 6:00 am by Tim B
Private international organizations increasingly set the rules for business activity around the world, but domestic institutions still matter even in setting global rules. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 6:00 am by Andrew Chon
Quantitative indicators have emerged as increasingly prevalent tools for achieving regulatory goals. [read post]
22 Jul 2013, 9:30 pm by Maxwell Blum
Cyberattacks can cause potentially massive costs, but the United States may not be adequately prepared to face them. [read post]
19 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm by Abigail Slater
It is rare in the current political climate for a regulatory scheme to receive broad support – including from regulated entities. [read post]
20 Aug 2012, 9:30 pm by Brian Ryoo
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should increase its use of cost-benefit analysis in making and reviewing its regulations, argues George Mason University Law School Professor Henry G. [read post]
4 Aug 2013, 9:30 pm by Paul H. Robinson
The U.S. attorney in Manhattan recently announced the criminal indictment of hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors. [read post]