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# Spring 1999 

Vol. 22 No. 1 

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##### Message from the Chairman 

#### [A New Era in Regulation ](/regulation/spring-1999/new-era-regulation)

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

##### From the Cover 

### [Runs on Banks and the Lessons of the Great Depression ](/regulation/spring-1999/runs-banks-lessons-great-depression)

By Charles Calomiris 

### [Putting the Law Back into Environment Law ](/regulation/spring-1999/putting-law-back-environment-law)

By [David Schoenbrod](https://www.cato.org/people/david-schoenbrod) 

##### Features 

#### [The Benefits of Branching Deregulation ](/regulation/spring-1999/benefits-branching-deregulation)

By Jith Jayaratne and Philip E. Strahan 

#### [Treatment Decisions: Tort or Contract? ](/regulation/spring-1999/treatment-decisions-tort-or-contract)

By Paul H. Rubin 

#### [Agricultural Relief Legislation in 1998: The Bell Tolls for Reform ](/regulation/spring-1999/agricultural-relief-legislation-1998-bell-tolls-reform)

By Bruce Gardner 

#### [Agricultural Risk Management or Income Enhancement? ](/regulation/spring-1999/agricultural-risk-management-or-income-enhancement)

By Jerry R. Skees 

#### [Airline Deregulation: The Unfinished Revolution ](/regulation/spring-1999/airline-deregulation-unfinished-revolution)

By Robert W. Poole Jr. and Viggo Butler 

##### Briefly Noted 

##### [The 1 Cent Nuisance ](/regulation/spring-1999/1-cent-nuisance)

##### In Review 

##### [New Age Economics ](/regulation/spring-1999/new-age-economics)

##### [Global Warming Is Good for You ](/regulation/spring-1999/global-warming-good-you)

##### [Quick Looks ](/regulation/spring-1999/quick-looks)

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