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Eleven years ago, one of us (Hahn) produced some research on the consequences of using cell phones while driving – research that proved controversial. The upshot was that the case for banning cell phone use while driving was no slam dunk. Others – well, almost everybody who took keyboard to hand … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: driving, James E. Prieger, mobile phones, texting, Tom and Ray Magliozzi | Category: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Safety Regulation |
 Leave a commentWe understand why Toyota is recalling millions of cars and trucks built since 2004. The value of the Toyota brand, linked closely to the company’s reputation for reliability, is at stake. We are less certain why the Secretary of Transportation is exhorting consumers to stop driving models that … |
Professor Dieter Helm (Oxford) is a very fine fly fisherman, and an even better economist. If you haven’t done so, take a look at his new book “The Carbon Crunch: How We Are Getting Climate Change Wrong — and How to Fix It” for a bit of unconventional wisdom. He argues that politicians and the general public have not shown any real interest in addressing climate change. Helm argues that places like Europe should focus on setting a price for carbon that would cover consumption (and not just production), and that fracking could be a good “bridge” technology for reducing consumption of coal. The book is readable and insightful for those interested in the inside track on climate policy. 
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