Background
Noll, Roger Gordon was born on March 13, 1940 in Monterey Park, California, United States. Son of Cecil Ray and Hjordis Alberta (Westover) Noll.
( American public policy has had a long history of techno...)
American public policy has had a long history of technological optimism. The success of the United States in research and development contributes to this optimism and leads many to assume that there is a technological fix for significant national problems. Since World War II the federal government has been the major supporter of commercial research and development efforts in a wide variety of industries. But how successful are these projects? And equally important, how do economic and policy factors influence performance and are these influences predictable and controllable? Linda Cohen, Roger Noll, and three other economists address these questions while focusing on the importance of R& D to the national economy. They examine the codependency between technological progress and economic growth and explain such matters as why the private sector often fails to fund commercially applicable research adequately and why the government should focus support on some industries and not others. They also analyze political incentives facing officials who enact and implement programs and the subsequent forces affecting decisions to continue, terminate, or redirect them. The central part of this book presents detailed case histories of six programs: the supersonic transport, communications satellites, the space shuttle, the breeder reactor, photovoltaics, and synthetic fuels. The authors conclude with recommendations for program restructuring to minimize the conflict between economic objectives and political constraints.
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(Many forms of regulation have grown dramatically in recen...)
Many forms of regulation have grown dramatically in recent decades--especially in the areas of health, safety, and the environment. Moreover, expenditures in those areas are likely to grow more quickly than the rate of government spending. Yet the economic impact of regulation receives much less scrutiny than direct, budgeted government spending. The federal government has made substantial progress in reforming economic regulation--especially by deregulating prices and reducing entry barriers in specific industries. For example, over the past two decades consumers have realized major gains from the deregulation of transportation services. Still, policymakers can achieve significant additional gains from fully deregulating other industries, such as telecommunications and electricity.
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( Many observers agree that federal regulation of busines...)
Many observers agree that federal regulation of business often fails to prevent monopoly profits, promote technological change, or protect consumers against market abuses. Why? President Nixon assigned the task of proposing reforms to his Advisory Council on Executive Organization, called the Ash Council after its chairman, Roy L. Ash. The object of both the Council's report and this paper is to advance the public search for reform. The council suggested that a leading cause of regulatory failure lies in the organization of regulatory agencies. This analysis leads to an alternative view—that the regulatory process is inherently flawed regardless of agency organization, and the real sources of weakness may be laws establishing regulatory mandates and the political environment in which regulation operates. Drawing on the insights of economists, political scientists, and lawyers, the author examines a number of federal regulatory agencies and views their performance in the light of regulatory theory. He prescribes no remedies but suggests the route to be followed if regulation is to approach its economic and social goals.
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Noll, Roger Gordon was born on March 13, 1940 in Monterey Park, California, United States. Son of Cecil Ray and Hjordis Alberta (Westover) Noll.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1962. AM, Harvard University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Harvard University, 1967.
Member social science faculty California Institute of Technology, 1965-1984, professor, 1973-1982, institute professor, 1982-1984, chairman division humanities and social science, 1978-1982. Professor economics Stanford University, 1984—2006, Morris M. Doyle centennial professor of public policy, 1990—2002, director public policy program, 1986—2002, director American Studies Program, 2001—2002, director Center for International Development, 2002—2006, professor emeritus, since 2006. Senior fellow Stanford Institute Economic Pol.
Reserve, since 1997; Jean Monnet professor European University Institute, 1991. Visiting fellow Brookings Institution, 1995-1996, non-resident senior fellow, 1996—2000, visiting scholar, 2003. Senior staff economist Council Economic Advisors, Washington, 1967—1969.
Senior fellow Brookings Institution, Washington, 1970—1973. Member technical advisory board Committee Economic Development, 1978—1982. Member advisory council National Science Foundation, 1978—1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978—1981, SERI, 1982—1990.
Member President's Commission National Agenda for Eighties, 1980. Chairman Los Angeles School Monitoring Committee, 1978—1979. Member Commission Behavioral Social Sciences and Education National Academy of Sciences, 1984—1990, member board science, technical and economic policy, 2000—2006.
Member energy research advisory board Department Energy, 1986—1989. Member Secretary Energy Advisory Board, 1990—1994, California Council of Scientific and Technology, 1995—2000.
(California's Constitutional Revision Commission assembled...)
( Many observers agree that federal regulation of busines...)
(Many forms of regulation have grown dramatically in recen...)
( Rapid progress in information technologies has produced...)
( American public policy has had a long history of techno...)
( American public policy has had a long history of techno...)
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Member American Economics Association, California Council on Science and Technology.
Married Robyn Schreiber, August 25, 1962 (deceased January 2000). 1 child Kimberlee Elizabeth. Married Ann Seminara, December 2, 2001.