From the Cover
The Problem with Price Gouging Laws
Is optimal pricing during an emergency unethical?
Alfred Kahn, 1917–2010
Remembering the father of airline deregulation.
Slim Odds
Empirical studies provide little evidence that soda taxes would shrink Americans’ waistlines.
Features
Lessons from New Jersey
What are the effects of “administrative procedures” regulatory reform?
The Dangerous Experiment of the Durbin Amendment
Congress’ interchange fee limit is a reckless exercise in price regulation.
A Pennsylvania Power Authority?
Despite proponents’ claims, it is unlikely that a government‐run power authority would benefit consumers.
The Politics of Executive Pay
Ideology, not “social justice,” fuels calls for restraints on executive compensation.
Blooming Nonsense
Do claims about the consumer benefit of licensure withstand empirical scrutiny?
