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Policy and Innovation Reading Materials

Below is a collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, case studies, and other publications related to policy and innovation.

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Journal Article

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Dynamic Policymaking with Decay
It is often said that the only constant is change itself. As time passes, the population grows, new technologies are invented, and the skills, demographics, and norms of the populace evolve. These changes, whether in isolation or in aggregate, influence the effectiveness of policy.

Insights by Stanford Business

June 14, 2017

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Why Politicians Have Incentives to Let Outdated Policies Linger

Real-world disruptions inevitably lead to “policy decay,” but corrections are hard to come by.

U.S. President Donald Trump at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House. | Reuters/Carlos Barria

June 18, 2015

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Ken Shotts: How to Understand (and Avoid) Political Risk

Political risk is inevitable, but there are ways to mitigate it.

Man standing in doorway of rundown building | Reuters/Andrew Winning

Articles

Enhancing the Investor Appeal of Renewable Energy

Felix Mormann. Environmental Law, August 2012, Vol. 42, Page 681.

The History of Patenting Genetic Material

Henry T. Greely, Jacob S. Sherkow. Annual Review of Genetics, December 2015, Vol. 49, Pages 161–182.

Clean Energy Federalism

Felix Mormann, 67 Florida Law Review, Rev. 1621 (2015).

How to Regulate Legal Services to Promote Access, Innovation, and The Quality of Lawyering

Deborah L. Rhode, Gillian K. Hadfield. 67 Hastings Law Journal, June 2016, Rev. 1191.

Nanotechnology and Innovation Policy

Lisa Larrimore Ouellette. 29 Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, September 2015, Rev. 33.

Case Studies

Uber 21st Century Technology Confronts 20th Century Regulation

2012

ChargePoint Beyond the Market: S.B. 350 and the Future of EV Charging

2018

Sunrun in 2017: Net Metering in Nevada

2018

2017

Government Documents

NHTSA Federal Automated Vehicles Policy

September 2016

FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones)

October 2016

New UAS (Drones) Rules

October 2016

October 2016

October 2016

Nanotechnology and Innovation Policy

March 2016