From the Cover
Do Sex Offender Registries Make Us Less Safe?
Laws purporting to protect the public may be increasing sex offender recidivism rates.
Features
Health & Medicine
Can Behavioral Economics Combat Obesity?
There is little reason to think that further government intervention will shrink Americans’ waistlines.
Banking & Finance
Economics and Financial Regulation
Will the SEC’s new embrace of cost‐benefit analysis be a watershed moment?
Agriculture
The Use and Abuse of Science in Policymaking
The regulation of biotechnology provides a cautionary tale of politicized science.
Consumer Protection
Does Private Insurance Reduce Environmental Accidents?
Gas station underground tank leaks decreased when states switched from state‐managed assurance programs to mandatory private insurance.