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# Fall 1988 

Vol. 12 No. 3 

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##### Currents 

##### [Let the Punishment Fit the Crime ](/regulation/fall-1988/let-punishment-fit-crime)

##### [Dying for Drugs ](/regulation/fall-1988/dying-drugs)

##### [The Iceberg’s Tip ](/regulation/fall-1988/icebergs-tip)

##### Features 

#### [Regulation after Reagan ](/regulation/fall-1988/regulation-after-reagan)

By Roger G. Noll 

#### [Mandated Benefits: On the Agenda ](/regulation/fall-1988/mandated-benefits-agenda)

By Marvin H. Kosters 

#### [Telecommunications Policy in the Reagan Era ](/regulation/fall-1988/telecommunications-policy-reagan-era)

By Robert W. Crandall 

#### [U.S. Trade Policy ](/regulation/fall-1988/us-trade-policy)

By [William A. Niskanen](https://www.cato.org/people/william-niskanen) 

#### [Environmental Policy ](/regulation/fall-1988/environmental-policy)

By [Richard L. Stroup](https://www.cato.org/people/richard-stroup) 

#### [Bank and Thrift Regulation ](/regulation/fall-1988/bank-thrift-regulation)

By William S. Haraf 

#### [Transportation Policy ](/regulation/fall-1988/transportation-policy)

By Thomas Gale Moore 

##### Letters 

##### [Paying for Power ](/regulation/fall-1988/paying-power)

##### [The Price as Right ](/regulation/fall-1988/price-right)

##### [The Golden Door ](/regulation/fall-1988/golden-door)

##### [“Shareholders are Revolting” ](/regulation/fall-1988/shareholders-are-revolting)

##### Readings 

##### [Public Choice & Regulation: A view from inside the Federal Trade ](/regulation/fall-1988/public-choice-regulation-view-inside-federal-trade)

##### [Responding to International Oil Crises ](/regulation/fall-1988/responding-international-oil-crises)

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