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# Sept/​Oct 1986 

Vol. 10 No. 5 

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##### Currents 

##### [Thank God It’s … the SEC ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/thank-god-its-sec)

##### [Nonbanks and Nonproblems ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/nonbanks-nonproblems)

##### [Incomparable Worth ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/incomparable-worth)

##### [Reagan FTC Fights Price Cutting on Pencils, Paper Clips ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/reagan-ftc-fights-price-cutting-pencils-paper-clips)

##### Features 

#### [AIDS and the Blood Bankers ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/aids-blood-bankers)

By Ross D. Eckert 

#### [Are Takeovers Hostile to Economic Performance? ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/are-takeovers-hostile-economic-performance)

By John Pound, Kenneth Lehn, and Gregg Jarrell 

#### [The Quiche Brief ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/quiche-brief)

By Ralph K. Winter 

#### [New Light on Punitive Damages ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/new-light-punitive-damages)

By William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner 

#### [Plugs for Drugs ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/plugs-drugs)

By Alison Masson and Paul H. Rubin 

##### Letters 

##### [It’s Delaney, It’s De Minimis … ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/its-delaney-its-de-minimis)

##### [Keelhaul the Pirates ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/keelhaul-pirates)

##### [“How IBM Raised Prices” ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/how-ibm-raised-prices)

##### [Levy and Welzer Respond ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/levy-welzer-respond)

##### Readings 

##### [The Economic Effects of Airline Deregulation ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/economic-effects-airline-deregulation)

##### [The Trouble With America, Why the System is Breaking Down ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/trouble-america-why-system-breaking-down)

##### [The Health Economy ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/health-economy)

##### [Regulating the Automobile ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/regulating-automobile)

##### [Consumer Behavior and the Safety Effects of Product Safety Regulation ](/regulation/sept/oct-1986/consumer-behavior-safety-effects-product-safety-regulation)

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