On the Economic Analysis of Regulations at Independent Regulatory Commisssions

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Date

Dec. 31, 2010

Authors

Arthur G. Fraas and Randall Lutter

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Authors

Arthur G. Fraas

Visiting Fellow

Arthur Fraas is a visiting fellow at Resources for the Future. At RFF, Fraas works on a variety of issues related to energy and the environment, including projects looking at issues and tradeoffs with energy efficiency regulations, and more.

Randall Lutter

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