Events
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Past Events
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Monday,
March 18th,
2013EventAdvocacy Training: Coal Finance 2013
On Monday and Tuesday, March 18-19, the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis will bring together environmental advocates and attorneys from around the country for a two-day training program on financial issues surrounding investments in coal-fired power plants, export terminals, mines and related coal facilities. Continuing Legal Education credit will be available for attorneys.
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Thursday,
December 6th,
2012EventFourth Annual Workshop on Cost-Benefit Analysis and Issue Advocacy
In December, the Institute for Policy Integrity will once again bring together leading practitioners, government officials, and academics for our annual workshop on cost-benefit analysis. The early sessions of the day will offer an introduction to economic analysis and its role in the regulatory process to those new to the material or in need of a refresher. The later sessions will take a more nuanced look at the regulatory system under President Obama and what the results of November’s election will mean for government regulation over the next four years.
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Wednesday,
June 20th,
2012Speaking EngagementDean Revesz Speaks at the European University Institute
On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, Dean Richard Revesz was the featured speaker of the Max Weber Lecture series at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Dean Revesz’s speech, titled “Three Stages in the Evolution of Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Tool to Evaluate Regulation,” discussed the shifts in evolution of cost-benefit analysis over the last thirty years.
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Monday,
April 30th,
2012EventA Conversation with Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein is the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget, where he oversees the Obama administration’s regulatory agenda. In one of only a few public speaking engagements this spring, Sunstein visited the Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law.
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Thursday,
April 19th,
2012Speaking EngagementDean Revesz Speaks at Yale Law School
Dean Richard Revesz will present “Does Cost-Benefit Analysis Still Matter in a Hyper-Partisan Era: Three Stages in the Life of Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Regulatory Tool.” at Yale University. The event is hosted by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law and the Yale Law and Business Society.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
12:15 p.m.
Sterling Law Building – Faculty Lounge -
Wednesday,
February 29th,
2012EventMillbank Tweed Forum: The Economics of Climate Change
Fears about the costs of controlling greenhouse gas emissions, including job losses and rising energy costs, have taken on particular importance in light of the global economic slump. A panel of experts, moderated by Institute for Policy Integrity Executive Director Michael Livermore, will discuss what climate change means for our economic future.
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Tuesday,
January 10th,
2012EventAdvocacy Training: Financial Issues and the Future of Coal
On Tuesday and Wednesday, January 10-11, 2012, the Institute for Policy Integrity and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (an affiliate of the Rockefeller Family Fund’s Power Plant Finance Project) will bring together environmental advocates and attorneys from around the country for a two day training program on financial issues surrounding investments in existing and proposed coal-fired power plants and related coal facilities.
This training will include sessions led by Tom Sanzillo and David Schlissel on the basics of financial analyses, why these issues are important, and what are the key tools for finding information in financial filings.
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Wednesday,
October 26th,
2011EventThird Annual Workshop on Cost-Benefit Analysis and Issue Advocacy
The Institute for Policy Integrity will bring together leading practitioners, government officials, and academics for our third annual workshop on cost-benefit analysis. The day of sessions will include both introductory sessions providing background on cost-benefit analysis as well as several in-depth panels with leading national experts on the theme of transportation policies and climate change, as well as breakout strategy sessions on a number of issues.
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Thursday,
September 15th,
2011Speaking EngagementDean Revesz Speaks at Penn Program on Regulation Event
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, Dean Richard Revesz spoke to scholars from Pennsylvania and other leading universities at the Penn Program’s workshop titled Regulatory Breakdown? The Crisis of Confidence in U.S. Regulation. Held at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, the event assessed US regulation in light of its current crisis of confidence.
In his speech, “Does Cost-Benefit Analysis Still Matter in a Hyper-Partisan Era?,” Dean Revesz discussed the continuing importance cost-benefit analysis will have in regulatory matters and the decisionmaking process. He spoke about his work with Policy Integrity in empowering environmental groups to apply economic analysis to their advocacy work and working with clinic students to train them to participate in the regulatory process. Dean Revesz’s speech also covered recent developments in the practice of cost-benefit analysis and possibly opportunities for its expansion. He closed by discussing the potential of cost-benefit analysis to bridge partisan divisions by providing a common ground where all interests are given weight.
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Tuesday,
June 14th,
2011EventFederal Energy Regulatory Commission/RTO Training Session
On Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14–15, 2011, the Institute for Policy Integrity co-hosted along with the Rockefeller Family Fund a two day training on how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) can be powerfully used in local environmental campaigns directed at existing or proposed coal-fired power plants. The event joined together environmental advocates and experts and practicioners from around the country for an in-depth discussion on the role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in shaping America’s electricity markets. Particular emphasis was placed on ways that civil society groups can effectively participate in regulatory proceedings before these bodies.
The event, organized in cooperation with David Schlissel of Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. included a set of detailed and highly practical sessions covering topics with direct relevance for advocates engaged in campaigns.
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