Week in Review
Senate Democrats hold “climate change talkathon,” judge effectively strikes down FAA drone rule, and more…
The Unemployment Costs of Regulation
Traditional forms of analysis may underestimate unemployment costs, skewing cost-benefit analysis of regulations.
Can Risk Assessment Help Us Determine if Regulations Kill Jobs?
Quantitative risk assessment, currently used to evaluate environmental and health hazards, can also analyze regulations’ impact on jobs.
Analyzing Regulation’s Effect on Jobs
Lisa Robinson argues that recent high unemployment highlights the need to assess employment effects of regulation.
Informing the Debate over Regulation’s Impact on Jobs
Debate over regulation’s effects on employment would benefit from better policy analysis.
Does Regulation Kill Jobs?
New book from Penn Program on Regulation explores the connection between regulation and employment.
Week in Review
Obama proposes a new budget, the House voted to constrain the EPA’s climate rules, and more…
House Subcommittee Considers Scrubbing Away “Burdensome” Regulations
New bill would empower an independent commission to force agencies to eliminate or amend rules.
FCC, FTC Merger Necessary to Modernize Communications Regulation, Comment Suggests
FCC’s largely duplicative functions should be redeployed to other agencies, says think tank.
Cracks Emerge in U.S. Prohibition on Industrial Hemp Cultivation
As 2014 Farm Bill loosens federal restrictions, states look to gain new revenue.
What We (Should) Talk About When We Talk About Green Growth
How defining green growth will create better environmental policy.
Week in Review
White House proposes food label changes, court finds Texas same-sex marriage ban violates the Constitution, and more…