Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.
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Deregulation promised competition but delivered middlemen instead.
The Trump administration and members of Congress propose cutting environmental reviews and public involvement to boost logging. But data show reviews aren’t the problem.
At first glance it might seem contradictory that restricting some speech can preserve free speech, but research shows that online content moderation protects the marketplace of ideas.
Only by considering conditions specific to post-secondary education today can educators reimagine more engaged and critical learning.
For example, the first Trump administration tried to use the principles of transparency to prevent federal agencies from considering major health studies when setting pollution rules.
Argentina is already feeling the sting of its new president’s policies – but Javier Milei is pressing ahead with ever-more radical plans to overhaul the economy.
Like their cable predecessors, streaming companies have lured customers in with low rates and promises of a better viewing experience. Now they’re cashing in.
Consumers and politicians are pushing for greater protections for air travelers. A historian explains why the US trails the EU and Canada when it comes to passenger rights.
While the pandemic undoubtedly impacted the aviation industry, its problems were already present prior to COVID-19. The pandemic simply intensified these issues.
In the competitive media landscape of the early 1990s, seizing audience attention was a priority. What better way to do it than with a cheaply produced show that appealed to viewers’ basest instincts?
The recent collapse of three banks has lawmakers debating whether stricter regulations will prevent other banks from meeting the same fate.
The recent rail accident in Ohio is raising questions about who should be responsible for the aftermath of derailments. Residents impacted by a 10-year-old rail tragedy in Canada still want answers.
For Australia’s dairy farmers the worst of times are turning out to be the best of times for farmgate prices.
Subsidies to shield the general population from oil price increases do not automatically reduce poverty and inequality.
Industries have blocked or delayed new regulations and pushed to remove or dilute existing regulations by framing regulations as detrimental to creating jobs and wealth.
Consumer spending fuelled by credit cards and bank loans has become central to economic growth, but it wasn’t always.
Long-overdue changes are afoot in Britain’s bus networks.
Some Texans are receiving eye-popping electric bills after power providers passed on volatile costs to some of their customers – legally.
If anything, the standards are becoming easier, rather than harder, to apply.
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Visitor, Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) & Chair of Foundation for Effective Markets and Governance, Australian National University
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Senior Fellow, Centre for Free Expression, Toronto Metropolitan University; York University, Canada
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Professor of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Researcher, Centre for Workforce Futures, Macquarie University
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Professor of Spatial Planning and Governance, UCL
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Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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