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# Fall 2005 

Vol. 28 No. 3 

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##### From the Cover 

### [Directions for the Disposition of My (and Your) Vital Organs ](/regulation/fall-2005/directions-disposition-vital-organs)

By Lloyd R. Cohen 

Now, there is an indisputable cost for continuing the prohibition on organ markets.

### [Defensive Medicine and Disappearing Doctors? ](/regulation/fall-2005/defensive-medicine-disappearing-doctors)

By Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra 

Evidence suggests that the malpractice crisis has more complex effects than are commonly assumed.

### [What Are Private Governments Worth? ](/regulation/fall-2005/what-are-private-governments-worth)

By Alexander Tabarrok 

Do homeowners associations raise property values?

### [Life Support for ISPs? ](/regulation/fall-2005/life-support-isps)

By Robert W. Crandall and Hal J. Singer 

Independent ISPs are asking for government protection in the broadband era.

##### Features 

#### [The New Challenge to Cost-Benefit Analysis ](/regulation/fall-2005/new-challenge-cost-benefit-analysis)

By Allan Carlin 

How sound is the opponents’ empirical case?

#### [Costs and Consequences ](/regulation/fall-2005/costs-consequences)

By Jerry Ellig 

Despite reforms, telecom regulations are still costing consumers billions of dollars.

##### Mercatus Reports 

##### [Urban Empowerment Zones ](/regulation/fall-2005/urban-empowerment-zones)

By John Shoaf 

##### [GSE Reform ](/regulation/fall-2005/gse-reform)

By Jay Cochran 

##### [Commentary: The Regulators’ Growing Budget ](/regulation/fall-2005/commentary-regulators-growing-budget)

By Susan E. Dudley 

##### Briefly Noted 

##### [Replacing Stovepipe Regulation ](/regulation/fall-2005/replacing-stovepipe-regulation)

By Randolph J. May 

##### [REACH Exceeding Its Grasp? ](/regulation/fall-2005/reach-exceeding-its-grasp)

By Angela Logomasini and Henry I. Miller 

##### In Review 

##### [Book Review: *The Paypal Wars*](/regulation/fall-2005/book-review-paypal-wars)

By William L. Anderson 

##### [Book Review: *Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing*](/regulation/fall-2005/book-review-paying-plastic-digital-revolution-buying-borrowing)

By Timothy J. Brennan 

##### Final Word 

##### [Tee’d Off ](/regulation/fall-2005/teed)

By Marni Soupcoff 

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