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Recent Publications:

	The Challenge of Business Self-Regulation: Revisiting the Foundations June 1, 2008 Journal Articles Paul Dragos Aligica
	Regulation without external enforcement has always been a focal point for explorations into the relationship between morality and economic behavior. Are self-regulatory arrangements viable? Are they stable? What are the factors and conditions that determine their stability and viability? Using these questions as a vehicle, the article explores the functional anatomy of self-regulation.
	SBA's Small Business Regulatory Review and Reform Initiative(2) December 21, 2007 Public Interest Comments Christopher Hixon
	This public interest comment provides suggestions to the SBA in response to the Regulatory Review and Reform Initiative, which is designed to identify and address existing federal regulations that should be revised because they are ineffective, duplicative, or out of date.
	Executive Pay and the Role of Compensation Consultants December 5, 2007 Congressional Testimonies Houman B. Shadab
	Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Houman B. Shadab delivered this testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Shadab discusses the academic law and economic literature regarding explanations for increased compensation among public company executives and other empirical findings relevant to potential conflicts of interest among executive compensation consultants.
	Mercatus on Policy: Banking on the SBA September 24, 2007 Mercatus On Policy Veronique de Rugy
	Veronique de Rugy discusses the Small Business Administration (SBA) loan program.

Media:

	Same Old New Deal November 30, 2008 News Articles Russell Roberts

	Bootleggers, Baptists, and Televangelists July 1, 2008 News Articles Andrew P. Morriss

	The Debate Room: Axe the SBA June 22, 2007 Commentaries and Op-eds Veronique de Rugy

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