Julian Morris
Senior Fellow, Reason Foundation
Julian Morris is a senior fellow at Reason Foundation.
Morris is currently the director of innovation policy at the International Center for Law and Economics. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a master's degree in economics. Graduate studies at University College London, Cambridge University and the University of Westminster resulted in two further master's degrees and a Graduate Diploma in Law (equivalent to the academic component of a JD).
Morris is the author of dozens of scholarly articles on issues ranging from the morality of free trade to the regulation of the Internet, although his academic research has focused primarily on the relationship between institutions, economic development and environmental protection. He has also edited several books and co-edited the Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development.
Before joining Reason, Morris was executive director of International Policy Network, a London-based think tank which he co-founded. Before that, he ran the environment and technology programme at the Institute of Economic Affairs, also in London. Morris has also been a visiting professor in the Department of International Studies at the University of Buckingham (UK).
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Fuel Economy Standards Hurt Consumers and the Economy
Mileage-based user fees are better suited to address the pollution associated with vehicle use.
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Voluntary Energy Standards: ISO 50001 and the Superior Energy Standard
The extremely small number of certified sites is evidence that either the standards are not suitable for the vast majority of U.S. companies, or that the way they have been promoted is unsuitable.
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The Effect Of Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards On Consumers
CAFE standards distort manufacturers’ incentives, forcing them to produce new vehicles with lower gas consumption than would be preferred by consumers.
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Reducing Red Tape Would Expand Rural Access to High-Speed Broadband
Widespread installation of 5G using small cells could dramatically improve the lives of people living in rural areas.
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Comment on Proposed Pesticide Experimental Use Permits
Unfounded fears about this safe technology should not prevent it being implemented as part of the solution to a serious health problem.
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Climate Change, Catastrophe, Regulation and the Social Cost of Carbon
Existing federal regulations predicated on a positive SCC should be re-evaluated, with the appropriate comparator being regulations that specifically address any co-benefits identified.
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Federal Fuel Economy Standards are Costly, Inefficient and Harm the Environment
New vehicles sold in the U.S. must comply with Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions despite studies showing that these standards are both costly and inefficient.
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CAFE and ZEV Standards: Environmental Effects and Alternatives
Requiring manufacturers to comply with fuel economy standards, rather than using a more cost-effective alternative policy tool to achieve the same goals, likely harms the environment.
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Comment on FCC Proposal Restoring Internet Freedom
Ensuring that the Internet remains a place of freedom.
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Reason Foundation Comment on the Regulatory Burden Reduction Request for Information
In many cases, it would be better for DOE to scrap its rules and allow private market actors to develop standards and information tools in their place.
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Congress Has an Opportunity to Repeal Durbin’s Debit Card Price Controls
In February, the White House issued a set of “Core Principles" for financial services reform and a good place to start would be for Congress to repeal the so-called Durbin Amendment of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Opportunities and Regulatory Challenges for U.S. Marine Aquaculture Development
Aquaculture already produces half of the seafood that humans consume and that percentage continues to rise.
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The World Health Organization’s Opposition to Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Threat to Public Health?
Why secrecy and a failure to embrace alternatives to smoking have the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on a path to failure.
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The Vapour Revolution: How Bottom Up Innovation is Saving Lives and Prospects for India
The vapour revolution has the potential to improve and extend tens of millions of lives in India.
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Adding Fuel to Forest Fires
In the past three decades, the area burned by wildfires in the U.S. each year has grown dramatically, while the number of fires has remained roughly constant.
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Climate Pact Likely to Do More Harm Than Good
The commitments made by governments in the Paris Agreement would divert trillions of dollars into lower-carbon forms of energy, and away from investments in other innovations.
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The Paris Agreement: An Assessment
Examining the Paris climate deal and policy options that would better address the problem of climate change
