Published Jan 15, 2007

Bruce Yandle on Bootleggers and Baptists

Bruce Yandle unravels the "Bootleggers and Baptists" theory, demonstrating the intersection of self-interest and moral motives in regulations through examples like the Clean Air Act and the tobacco settlement, while discussing the nuanced impacts on industries and state governments.

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Bruce Yandle on Bootleggers and Baptists

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The Bootleggers and Baptists Theory

Regulation's Unintended Consequences

The Cost of Clean Air

The Regulation Debate

Tobacco Settlement

Waivers and Creativity

Rethinking Environmental Regulation

The Impact of Regulations

Tobacco Lawsuits

Technology vs Performance Standards

The Tobacco Cartel

Collusive Regulation

The Reality of Regulation

Strange Bedfellows

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Bootleggers and Baptists Theory

Environmental Regulation

Tobacco Settlement

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Bruce Yandle on the Tragedy of the Commons and the Implications for Environmental Regulation

Dick Carpenter on Bottleneckers

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Barry Weingast on Law

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Sam Peltzman on Regulation

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Capitalism, Government, and the Good Society

Neil Barofsky on Bailouts

Luigi Zingales on Incentives and the Potential Capture of Economists by Special Interests

Bruce Yandle on Bootleggers and Baptists

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Episode Highlights

Bootleggers and Baptists Theory

Environmental RegulationBruce Yandle examines the dynamics of performance versus technology-based standards in environmental regulation. He discusses the potential benefits of decentralized regulatory approaches and the historical context of state-level environmental management.

Environmental Regulation

Tobacco Settlement

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