Regulatory Policy

July 29, 2015
weekly economic news roundup and gasoline prices
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 29, 2015
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Paying More at the Gas Pump

Because of a low gasoline tax, the Highway Trust Fund does not have enough money to maintain the transportation infrastructure of highways and mass transit.

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July 24, 2015
Everyday economics and monetary union
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 24, 2015
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The Real Eurozone Problem

Although people in the eurozone want a single currency and their leaders want unity, monetary union problems create political distrust and disunity.

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July 23, 2015
Everyday Economics: and garbage recycling regulation
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 23, 2015
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Exposing What You Hide in Your Garbage

Weighing cost and benefit for Seattle's recycling environmental regulation involves privacy, dollars, time, and respect for the law and our environment.

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July 22, 2015
Weekly Economic News Roundup and corn and climate
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 22, 2015
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Why a Hungry Country Might Have Enough Food

Focusing on production and distribution, economists look at the role of markets and of government when they try to determine what causes and ends famines.

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July 7, 2015
everyday economics and a good type of taxation, property taxes have incentives that do not constrain growth.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at July 7, 2015
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The Tax We Should Like

Among the least popular forms of taxation, property taxes are the most desirable because of their incentives, whom they target and their resilience.

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June 22, 2015
everyday economics and safety regulation
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 22, 2015
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An Unintended Consequence of Football Helmets

Regulation can have unintended consequences. With football helmets or seat belts or even financial regulation, protection can create more reckless behavior.

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June 14, 2015
Everyday economics and cost of crime
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 14, 2015
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The Cost of the Squeegee Men

Through a cost and benefit approach to crime control, the limited money available for municipal spending can be spent most efficiently.

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June 5, 2015
It's Tough To Solve the Poaching ProblemNeither the market nor a regulatory approach has solved the problem of poaching in Africa.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 5, 2015
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A Poaching Problem that Regulation Hasn’t Solved

The market solutions and regulatory approaches used to solve the problem of elephant poaching have not worked for wildlife conservation in Africa.

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May 13, 2015
Everyday economics and the Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 13, 2015
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Why the Social Security Crisis Has Begun

Caused by aging baby boomers, expanded criteria and the remnants of the great recession, SSDI entitlement spending is approaching insolvency.

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May 4, 2015
Everyday economics and Chinese Deposit Insurance Secures Healthy Markets
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 4, 2015
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The Reversed Role of Chinese Deposit Insurance

While many nations have deposit Insurance and China will have theirs very soon, the quality and the confidence in different deposit insurance schemes vary.

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April 27, 2015
everyday economics and progressive punishment for speeding ticks
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 27, 2015
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When Your Ability to Pay Determines Your Punishment

In Finland, for some traffic violations, the rich have higher fines than those with less because of day fines that are similar to progressive taxation.

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April 16, 2015
everyday economics and popular government websites
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 16, 2015
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The Government Websites We Most Like (or Hate) to Visit

Website traffic can tell us the information we need from government and some clues about the federal budget.

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