Introduction In a perfectly competitive market, the law should simply give effect to the parties’ agreements (assuming, that is, that efficiency is all we care about). Real-world markets and real people are often a far cry from this ideal. Market failures (including behavioral ones) call for serious consideration of regulation. For decades, market regulation has […] Continue Reading >
This Essay examines the text of over two hundred public statements issued by people accused of work-related sexual harassment and misconduct as part of the #MeToo movement. Using both computational and manual text analytics approaches, the project constructs a typology of the statements’ substantive content, including admissions, denials, defenses, and apologies; their emotional content, including […] Continue Reading >
You Drive Me Hazy: EPA’s Visibility Program on the U.S. Border
A Theory of Mandatory Rules: Typology, Policy, and Design
You Drive Me Hazy: EPA’s Visibility Program on the U.S. Border
Despite significant air quality improvements over the past 30 years, haze—a blend of pollutant particles that can travel for hundreds of miles—continues to affect the clarity of our nation’s air. Under a provision of the Clean Air Act that aims to restore scenic vistas in national parks and wilderness areas, EPA developed a long-term program […] Continue Reading >