From the Cover

Property

Before Kelo

By William A. Fischel
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Federal grants encourage excessive use of eminent domain.

Banking & Finance

Why Do We Regulate Banks?

By Peter J. Wallison
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Concerns that are used to justify government intervention can be addressed privately.

Theory

The Perverse Effects of Predatory Pricing Law

By Daniel A. Crane
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Even if predation is possible, does intense price competition harm consumers?

Features

Bankruptcy

Protection for Whom?

By Stanley D. Longhofer and Stephen R. Peters
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Efficient liquidation benefits creditors as a group.

Corporate Governance

Can Fee Disclosure Be Trusted?

By Denise Dickins and Terrance Skantz
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Does Sarbanes-Oxley's disclosures produce useful information?

Corportate Governance

Quack Corporate Governance

By Roberta Romano
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Mercatus Reports

Texas Telecom Legislation

By Jerry Ellig
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Natural Gas Quality Standards

By Jerry Ellig
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Orphan Works

By Jerry Brito
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Commentary: The Very Boring Reasons behind High Gas Prices

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Briefly Noted

Do Consumers Value Fuel Economy?

By Molly Espey
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What to Do about Bad Patents?

By Mark A. Lemley and Douglas Lichtman
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In Review

Book Review: The Market for Virtue: The Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility

By William A. Niskanen
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Book Review: In the Defense of the Economic Analysis of Regulation

By Ike Brannon
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Book Review: Access to Justice

By George C. Leef
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Second Thoughts?

By Marni Soupcoff
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