Who says Congress never does anything? In what amounts to the legislative equivalent of a multi-carom trick shot in billiards, the House and Senate have cobbled together a complex deal in which a hefty chunk of airwaves now controlled by television stations will be auctioned off to wireless telecom carriers for …
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By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: FCC, Spectrum, unemployment | Category: Telecommunications Regulation |
 Leave a commentIs the health care law a “job killer,” as Republicans insist? In a sense – but not in the way you think. First, let’s get one potential misunderstanding out of the way. We’re talking about the effects of the law once the economy is again running at full capacity … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: health care, Obama, Republicans, unemployment | Category: Health Care Reform |
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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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