All Posts Tagged With: "energy regulation"
Capital Letters — Is Energy Independence Desirable?
Is Energy Independence Desirable? I thought that the title of the article by David R. Henderson, “Let’s Not Be Energy Independent,” in the October 2008 issue was shocking, and the content of the article did nothing to allay my concerns. The author seems to think that one achieves independence by tariffs and import controls. He [...]
2Apr2009 | mnolan | 0 comments | ContinuedEnergy: Ending the Never-Ending Crisis
Jerry Ellig is a professor of economics at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. This highly readable book undermines both the economic and constitutional rationales for federal regulation of energy markets. The truly amazing thing is the sheer amount of information the author packs into 125 pages. The economics of energy regulation take up just a [...]
1Oct1998 | Jerry Ellig | 1 comment | Continued-
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