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# May/​June 1978 

Vol. 2 No. 3 

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##### Viewpoint 

### [On Estimating Regulatory Costs ](/regulation/may/june-1978/estimating-regulatory-costs)

By Murray L. Weidenbaum 

##### Features 

#### [An Economic Theory of Privacy ](/regulation/may/june-1978/economic-theory-privacy)

By Richard A. Posner 

#### [Regulating Retirement: The Indirect Costs ](/regulation/may/june-1978/regulating-retirement-indirect-costs)

By George Horwich 

#### [The New Gibberish at the FTC ](/regulation/may/june-1978/new-gibberish-ftc)

By Ernest Gellhorn 

#### [Presidents and International Aviation ](/regulation/may/june-1978/presidents-international-aviation)

By John W. Barnum 

#### [Book Review: On Rent Control ](/regulation/may/june-1978/book-review-rent-control)

By Neal R. Pierce 

##### Letters 

##### [More on the Price of Safety ](/regulation/may/june-1978/more-price-safety)

##### [Regulating Television ](/regulation/may/june-1978/regulating-television)

##### [Reforming Nuclear Licensing ](/regulation/may/june-1978/reforming-nuclear-licensing)

##### Perspectives 

##### [The FTC and Children’s Advertising ](/regulation/may/june-1978/ftc-childrens-advertising)

##### [Issues in the CFTC’s Sunset Review ](/regulation/may/june-1978/issues-cftcs-sunset-review)

##### [Protecting the Environments of Other Nations ](/regulation/may/june-1978/protecting-environments-other-nations)

##### [Aqua Slide ‘N’ Dive: The CPSC and the Court ](/regulation/may/june-1978/aqua-slide-n-dive-cpsc-court)

##### [Revamping the Civil Service ](/regulation/may/june-1978/revamping-civil-service)

##### [Blood and the Visible Hand ](/regulation/may/june-1978/blood-visible-hand)

##### [Revising the Drug Law‑A Case of Give and Take? ](/regulation/may/june-1978/revising-drug-law-case-give-take)

##### [Bermuda II: A Footnote ](/regulation/may/june-1978/bermuda-ii-footnote)

##### Readings 

##### [Accounting for Decline in the Rate of Growth ](/regulation/may/june-1978/accounting-decline-rate-growth)

##### [The Effect of Campaign Spending ](/regulation/may/june-1978/effect-campaign-spending)

##### [Kahn on Regulating Public Utilities ](/regulation/may/june-1978/kahn-regulating-public-utilities)

##### [Canada’s Railways under the 1967 Act ](/regulation/may/june-1978/canadas-railways-under-1967-act)

##### [A Question of Authority ](/regulation/may/june-1978/question-authority)

##### [Reviewing Canadian Transportation Regulation ](/regulation/may/june-1978/reviewing-canadian-transportation-regulation)

##### [Regulation and the Dairy Industry ](/regulation/may/june-1978/regulation-dairy-industry)

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