IDFA has hailed a briefing paper, released last month by the libertarian Cato Institute, calling for fundamental U.S. dairy policy reform. The Cato Institute is the first public policy organization to tackle dairy policy in the lead-up to the 2007 Farm Bill. The institute's briefing paper, titled "Milking the Customers:...
The large budget deficit, significant costs to consumers and downstream producers, and America's interests in free and open markets demand that Congress use its opportunity in the next farm bill to abolish the federal dairy programs. This is just one conclusion drawn by Sallie James, a policy analyst with the...
James A. Dorn is a China specialist and vice president for academic affairs at the Cato Institute. He is coeditor of "China's Future: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat?" (Cato Institute, 2000). His remarks were presented at the Seve James A. Dorn is a China...
Byline: Bruce Geiselman Imagine more flexible environmental laws in the future that would be friendlier to the business community. Now imagine stronger command-and-control enforcement with greater funding from the federal government. Th ...
Many times over the years, we've passed on some very good ideas and opinions put forward by the Cato Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. Most we have agreed with strongly, but a recent Cato news release has left us wondering if somebody has been spreading a new...
The federal government's swing from budget surpluses to budget deficits has raised concerns about possible negative economic effects. Some economists have argued that deficits will raise interest rates, reduce economic growth, increase trade deficits, and possibly create a financial crisis. This paper examines those claims and finds that they are...
WASHINGTON & WAYNE, N.J. -- The Cato Institute, a public-policy think tank, has announced a partnership with Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBL) to make subscriptions to CatoAudio, Cato's monthly audio magazine, available for download over the Internet at www.audible.com. Audible is the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio.
From its inception in the U.S. in the early 20th century, compulsory licensing has been seen as a means of making intellectual works available by reducing some of the transaction costs associated with obtaining permission to use copyrighted material. There are now increasing calls for compulsory licensing for digitized works...
In recent years the financial statements of several large well-known corporations, most notably Enron Corporation and WorldCom, have had to be massively restated. Is this indicative of inadequate accounting and auditing rules or evidence of corporate misgovernance and auditor incompetence? Why did these problems occur, and are they widespread? Answers...
On January 1, 2005, the textile and apparel quota regime, administered under the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, is slated to terminate. The United States is widely perceived to have obstructed implementation of an agreement that was intended to achieve incremental liberalization in four stages over 10...
Structured finance is a term widely used but rarely defined. For the purposes of this paper, a simple and broadly accepted definition will be used. A structured financial transaction is any transaction that makes use of an SPE. Unlike many other forms of financing, structured financing generally requires the participation...
In May 2003, President Bush announced plans to create an U.S.– Middle East free trade area within a decade. The new trade initiative aims to combat terrorism, and the Islamist extremism that underlies it, by promoting economic and political development in the Muslim world. With the proper commitment and follow-through,...
The takeover boom prevalent in the late 20th century ascended the acquisition process. The process however, evoked fear among people against the harmful effects of merger activities. As a result, the Federal agencies pressed into service and formulated merger Laws. However, today, the scenario has changed and the public and...
Overall, the allegedly reformed campaign of the future will be less competitive, less controlled by candidates and their parties, and more influenced by the mainstream media and will involve fewer voters than the typical campaign of today. It appears, therefore, that campaign finance regulation's principal goals will not be realized....
The U.S. antidumping law enjoys broad political support in part because so few people understand how the law actually works. Its rhetoric of “fairness” and “level playing fields” sounds appealing, and its convoluted technical complexities prevent all but a few insiders and experts from understanding the reality that underlies that...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The content industry must stop its campaign to thwart technological innovation and restrict consumer rights, stated Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR) President and CEO Gary Shapiro this morning during a CATO Institute conference titled, Copyright Controversies: Freedom, Property, Content Creation and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. Shapiro's...
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