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American Economic Review 2018

Controlling Contradictions Among Regulations

Lester B. Lave

Carnegie Mellon University

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Abstract

Congress pursues externalities one at a time. The resulting legislation embodies the same sequential approach, instructing regulatory agencies to set and enforce standards for a single problem. Rarely, if ever, are agencies instructed or even permitted to account for contradictions with other federal legislation and rulemaking.

DOI
10.1184/r1/6704792
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