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Apparently “Light-handed Regulation” is Actually a Form of Regulation

Energy markets, Regulation / By

Michael Giberson Tom Fowler, at NewsWatch: Energy, takes note of commentary by Tudor Pickering concerning a FERC investigation into whether three natural gas pipeline companies were over-recovering on their regulated rates. (See FERC press release here; a Reuters article.) Tudor Pickering, an energy industry advisory and investment company, notes that since 1992 FERC hasn’t required …

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No Market Allowed for Desired Prayer Spaces

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Michael Giberson Al Roth at Market Design, “Reserving spaces in crowded places,” notes that authorities are cracking down on the illegal practice of reserving prayer spaces and renting them out to worshipers.  He quotes from the Saudi Gazette: “It is forbidden to reserve places in the mosques, unless the person has left for urgent reasons …

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Don’t Worry, the City Council Will Plusgood Monitor Big Brother to Prevent Abuse

6 Comments / Electricity, Language, Politics / By

Michael Giberson So I was quietly reading about Austin, Texas electric power developments in the Austin American-Statesman (“Mueller becoming a lab for energy: Research plans, neighbors’ efforts converging“) when I stumbled across a remark of such – I don’t know what to call it – irony? Orwellian newspeak? Not quite sure what to say, so …

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Health Care Economics Tidbits: Mackey, New York Times, Horwitz

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Lynne Kiesling One great thing about being on holiday out of the country is that I have blissfully been spared the annoying, politicized, and frequently wrong-headed and vapid health care policy discussions and media coverage thereof. I read John Mackey’s WSJ editorial with his health care policy recommendations, the top three of which being: •?Equalize …

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Applying Experimental Economics to Policy Design is Not About Duplicating Real World Conditions

Economics, Politics / By

Michael Giberson At Economist’s View, Mark Thoma has had a pair of recent postings on experimental economics. A few days ago he quoted extensively from a posting at VoxEu by Steffen Huck and Jean-Robert Tyran. In brief, Huck and Tyran said, “Experimental economics opens the door to better policy design. Laboratory experiments should be used …

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Black Gold Movie Half Baked, But That’s Better Than I Expected

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Michael Giberson A Starbucks sits just around the corner from the E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C. It’s where I headed immediately after watching Black Gold, a documentary on the global coffee business that — if you believe the press clippings and blurbs on the official site — is galvanizing consumers into action and has …

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Right On, Brother!

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Lynne Kiesling Radley Balko on lobbying: Do they not understand that lobbying is the inevitable, inescapeable product of a massive federal government? … If Franks is really concerned about corporate power and corruption in Washington, the best way to address his concerns would be to stop giving Washington so much power, and so much discretion …

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New Nhl Rule Proposals: Incentive Effects

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Lynne Kiesling For new institutional economists, the NHL is a multi-dimensional laboratory right now. The six-year labor agreement signed last Friday, including team-level salary caps and revenue sharing, has spurred a flurry of contract buyouts. The Yahoo Sports NHL news archive since Saturday has been full of stories of teams buying out contracts of their …

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