David B. Spence
- The Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Law
- Professor
David Spence holds the Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Law and specializes in energy law, administrative law, environmental law, and oil and gas. His research focuses on the law and politics of energy regulation, broadly defined. Professor Spence is co-author of the leading energy law casebook “Energy, Economics and the Environment” and has published numerous scholarly articles on subjects relating to energy policy, regulation, and the regulatory process. In addition to teaching at Texas Law, he is a professor of Business Government & Society at the McCombs School of Business.
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David Spence is Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Law at the University of Texas School of Law, and teaches Business Government & Society at the McCombs School of Business. Professor Spence is co-author of the leading energy law casebook, Energy, Economics and the Environment (Foundation Press), and has published numerous scholarly articles on subjects relating to energy policy, regulation and the regulatory process. Professor Spence’s research focuses on the law and politics of energy regulation, broadly defined. His scholarly writings address both the economic regulation and environmental regulation of the energy industry (both the fossil fuel and clean energy sectors). He has Ph.D in political science from Duke University and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina.
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year-2014
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Article
Responsible Shale Gas Production: Moral Outrage vs. Cool Analysis
David B. Spence, Responsible Shale Gas Production: Moral Outrage vs. Cool Analysis [Symposium: Doing Well by Doing Good? A New Normative Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility], 25 Fordham Environmental Law Review 141 (2013).
year-2013
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Backyard Politics, National Policies: Understanding the Opportunity Costs of National Fracking Bans
David B. Spence, Backyard Politics, National Policies: Understanding the Opportunity Costs of National Fracking Bans, 30 Yale Journal on Regulation Online 30 (2013). -
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Federalism, Regulatory Lags, and the Political Economy of Energy Production
David B. Spence, Federalism, Regulatory Lags, and the Political Economy of Energy Production, 161 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 431 (2013).
year-2012
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Regulation, Climate Change, and the Electric Grid
David B. Spence, Regulation, Climate Change, and the Electric Grid, 3 San Diego Journal of Climate and Energy Law 267 (2011-2012). -
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The Transformation of American Energy Markets and the Problem of Market Power
David B. Spence, The Transformation of American Energy Markets and the Problem of Market Power, 53 Boston College Law Review 131 (2012) (with Robert Prentice).
year-2011
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Regulation, “Republican Moments,” and Energy Policy Reform
David B. Spence, Regulation, “Republican Moments,” and Energy Policy Reform, 2011 Brigham Young University Law Review 1561 (2011).
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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Oil and Gas Industry: The Importance of Reputational Risk
David B. Spence, Corporate Social Responsibility in the Oil and Gas Industry: The Importance of Reputational Risk [Symposium: Energy Law], 86 Chicago Kent Law Review 59 (2011).
year-2010
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The Political Barriers to a National RPS
David B. Spence, The Political Barriers to a National RPS, 42 Conneticut Law Review 1451 (2010).
year-2008
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Introduction to ERCOT's Jurisdictional Status
David B. Spence, Introduction to ERCOT's Jurisdictional Status, 3 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law 1 (2008). -
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Can Law Manage Competitive Energy Markets?
David B. Spence. “Can Law Manage Competitive Energy Markets?.” In 93 Cornell Law Review, Page 767 (2008).
year-2007
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Sarbanes-Oxley as Quack Corporate Governance: How Wise is the Received Wisdom
David B. Spence, Sarbanes-Oxley as Quack Corporate Governance: How Wise is the Received Wisdom, 95 Georgetown Law Journal 1843 (2007) (with Robert Prentice).
year-2005
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Coal-Fired Power in a Restructured Electricity Market
David B. Spence, Coal-Fired Power in a Restructured Electricity Market, 15 Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum 187 (2005).
year-2002
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A Public Choice Progressivism, Continued
David B. Spence, A Public Choice Progressivism, Continued, 87 Cornell Law Review 397 (2002).
year-2001
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Can the Second Generation Learn from the First? Understanding the Politics of Regulatory Reform
David B. Spence, Can the Second Generation Learn from the First? Understanding the Politics of Regulatory Reform, 29 Capital University Law Review 205 (2001). -
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The Shadow of the Rational Polluter
David B. Spence, The Shadow of the Rational Polluter, 89 California Law Review 917 (2001).
year-2000
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A Public Choice Case for the Administrative State
David B. Spence, A Public Choice Case for the Administrative State, 89 Georgetown Law Journal 97 (2000) (with Frank Cross). -
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Bargaining Theory and Regulatory Reform: The Political Logic of Inefficient Regulation
David B. Spence, Bargaining Theory and Regulatory Reform: The Political Logic of Inefficient Regulation, 53 Vanderbilt Law Review 1 (2000) (with Lekha Gopalakrishnan).
year-1999
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Managing Delegation Ex Ante: Using Law to Steer Administrative Agencies
David B. Spence, Managing Delegation Ex Ante: Using Law to Steer Administrative Agencies, 28 Journal of Legal Studies 413 (1999).