Technology Diffusion
The importance of new technologies derives from the fact that they spread across many different users and uses, as well as different geographic regions. The diffusion of technological improvements, across [...]
Market Effects Bearing on Fair Use
Copyright law, which promotes the creation of cultural and artistic works by protecting these works from being copied, excuses infringement that is deemed to be a fair use. Whether an [...]
Insurance Design and Pharmaceutical Innovation
This paper studies how insurance coverage policies affect incentives for pharmaceutical innovation. In the United States, the majority of drugs are sold to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), which administer prescription [...]
This Week in Land-Use Regulation, July 17th
News and Commentary Alex Baca writes in the blog Greater Greater Washington about the recent popularity of upzoning and it's application in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. An article in [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, July 16th
News and Commentary Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently signed a bill that expands license reciprocity in the state, reports KNMO. The new law changes licensure requirements to allow transfer of [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, July 15th
News and Commentary Sheila Bair and Thomas Hoenig write in a Bloomberg Opinion piece that the Federal Reserve's recent stress tests omitted the necessary results to understand the financial sector's ability to [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, July 9th
News and Commentary Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, just signed a occupational licensing reform bill that Reason's Eric Boehm calls, "the most sweeping occupational licensing reform in history". The [...]
This Week in Land-Use Regulation, July 10th
News and Commentary Kim Hart writes in Axios about why cities should ease zoning restrictions to help individuals and businesses recover from the COVID-19 economic crisis. She cites a series [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, July 8th
News and Commentary The Federal Reserve recently announced the results of its annual stress tests of U.S. banks which found that banks are healthy enough to withstand the economic crisis [...]
This Week in Land-Use Regulation, June 26th
News and Commentary Matthew Haag writes in The New York Times about the New York City affordable housing lottery and the massive scramble of residents who apply for one of [...]