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Law and Economics

Brigham Young University Law School

2020

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Comprehensive Rezonings, Sara C. Bronin May 2020

Comprehensive Rezonings, Sara C. Bronin

BYU Law Review

Of all powers given to local governments, the power to zone is one of the most significant. Zoning dictates everything that gets built in a locality—and thus effectively dictates all of the key activities that take place within it. Nationwide, most zoning codes were adopted in the first half of the twentieth century. Many, including the zoning codes of New York City and Chicago, were significantly revised in the 1960s. While these codes have been revised piecemeal, just a few American cities have undergone a comprehensive revision: replacing the old code with a completely new one.

A comprehensive rezoning can …


Stakeholder Collaboration As An Alternative To Cost-Benefit Analysis, Karen Bradshaw May 2020

Stakeholder Collaboration As An Alternative To Cost-Benefit Analysis, Karen Bradshaw

BYU Law Review

This Article compares and contrasts cost-benefit analysis with “collaborative analysis” in agency decision-making. While mathematical models drive cost-benefit analysis, ongoing stakeholder negotiations drive collaborative analysis. Cost-benefit analysis relies on economists inputting numerical values into a model, whereas collaborative analysis relies on the diverse perspectives of groups and individuals affected by an agency’s decision. Administrative law scholars have exhaustively researched cost-benefit analysis while overlooking widespread agency reliance on collaborative analysis. This Article advances the novel observation that legislatures and courts sometimes treat collaborative analysis and cost-benefit analysis as interchangeable.

Administrative law scholars might find it unorthodox, even irresponsible, to equate the …


Blockchain & Smart Contract Technology: Alternative Incentives For Legal Contract Innovation, Erika J. Nash May 2020

Blockchain & Smart Contract Technology: Alternative Incentives For Legal Contract Innovation, Erika J. Nash

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Deregulation Defanged: An Empirical Review Of Federal Deregulatory Policy And Its Legal Obstacles, Jack Thorlin Mar 2020

Deregulation Defanged: An Empirical Review Of Federal Deregulatory Policy And Its Legal Obstacles, Jack Thorlin

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Spotify’S Direct Listing And Foreign Private Issuers: Protecting Investors When Foreign Private Issuers List On A U.S. Exchange But Not On Their Home Exchange, Tayler Tanner Feb 2020

Spotify’S Direct Listing And Foreign Private Issuers: Protecting Investors When Foreign Private Issuers List On A U.S. Exchange But Not On Their Home Exchange, Tayler Tanner

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.