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# Fall 1991 

Vol. 14 No. 4 

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##### Features 

#### [The Peril and Promise of Risk Assessment ](/regulation/fall-1991/peril-promise-risk-assessment)

By Richard B. Belzer 

#### [Risk Perceptions in Regulation, Tort Liability, and the Market ](/regulation/fall-1991/risk-perceptions-regulation-tort-liability-market)

#### [Why Regulate Consumer Product Safety? ](/regulation/fall-1991/why-regulate-consumer-product-safety)

By Paul H. Rubin 

#### [Improving Workplace Safety: Standards or Insurance ](/regulation/fall-1991/improving-workplace-safety-standards-or-insurance)

By Thomas J. Kniesner and John D. Leeth 

#### [Reforming FDA Policy: Lessons from the AIDS Experience ](/regulation/fall-1991/reforming-fda-policy-lessons-aids-experience)

By Joanna E. Siegel and Marc J. Roberts 

#### [Reforming Medical Malpractice and Insurance ](/regulation/fall-1991/reforming-medical-malpractice-insurance)

By Joseph P. Newhouse and Paul C. Weiler 

#### [Comparing Risk Standards: The Superiority of a Benfit-Cost Approach ](/regulation/fall-1991/comparing-risk-standards-superiority-benfit-cost-approach)

By Albert L. Nichols 

#### [Radon Today: The Role of Flimflam in Public Policy ](/regulation/fall-1991/radon-today-role-flimflam-public-policy)

By Philip H. Abelson 

##### Letters 

##### [Putting the Brakes on LCVs ](/regulation/fall-1991/putting-brakes-lcvs)

##### [Letting the States Decide ](/regulation/fall-1991/letting-states-decide)

##### [Foundering Shipping? ](/regulation/fall-1991/foundering-shipping)

##### [Properly Pricing Deposit Insurance ](/regulation/fall-1991/properly-pricing-deposit-insurance)

##### [Seeking the Holy Grail? ](/regulation/fall-1991/seeking-holy-grail)

##### [Computing the Costs of Regulation ](/regulation/fall-1991/computing-costs-regulation)

##### [Revisiting Derivative Markets ](/regulation/fall-1991/revisiting-derivative-markets)

##### [Preserving Competition? ](/regulation/fall-1991/preserving-competition)

##### [Deregulating Antitrust ](/regulation/fall-1991/deregulating-antitrust)

##### [Defining the Relevant Market ](/regulation/fall-1991/defining-relevant-market)

##### Currents 

##### [Making Sense of Safety ](/regulation/fall-1991/making-sense-safety)

##### [Improving Chemical Risk Assessment ](/regulation/fall-1991/improving-chemical-risk-assessment)

##### [Death by Regulation ](/regulation/fall-1991/death-regulation)

##### [NIMBY and LULU ](/regulation/fall-1991/nimby-lulu)

##### [A Market without Rights: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Trading ](/regulation/fall-1991/market-without-rights-sulfur-dioxide-emissions-trading)

##### [Timely Accounting and Budgeting for Deposit-Insurance Losses ](/regulation/fall-1991/timely-accounting-budgeting-deposit-insurance-losses)

##### [The Search for Affordable Housing ](/regulation/fall-1991/search-affordable-housing)

##### [The Greening of the First Amendment ](/regulation/fall-1991/greening-first-amendment)

##### Readings 

##### [The Case for Informal Conflict Resolution ](/regulation/fall-1991/case-informal-conflict-resolution)

##### [Assessing Policy Analysis ](/regulation/fall-1991/assessing-policy-analysis)

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