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Have Bank Regulators Effectively Responded to the Financial Crisis?

Have Bank Regulators Effectively Responded to the Financial Crisis?

External committee offers recommendations to enhance OCC supervision of financial institutions.

Cost and Benefit Changes During Federal Rulemakings

Cost and Benefit Changes During Federal Rulemakings

Data from recent rulemakings do not show that OIRA review systematically lowers estimated benefits and increases estimated costs.

My Pathway

My Pathway

Robert A. Kagan provides his own perspective on major influences and broad themes underpinning his research.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The Fed announced a reduction of the stimulus, a federal judge found the NSA surveillance unconstitutional, and more…

Robert A. Kagan: Scholar of Professional Expertise

Robert A. Kagan: Scholar of Professional Expertise

Kagan’s agenda favors professionalism as the key alternative to hyper-adversarial contestation.

Kagan the Comparativist

Kagan the Comparativist

Robert A. Kagan’s comparative perspective on American law and politics has set the stage for a productive debate over regulation.

Robert A. Kagan: Man of Style

Robert A. Kagan: Man of Style

Kagan’s insight on legal “styles” paves the way for future regulatory studies and policymaking efforts.

Kagan the Explorer

Kagan the Explorer

Robert A. Kagan’s research is a quest to understand legal authority and how it works in the world.

Honoring Robert A. Kagan

Honoring Robert A. Kagan

In a five-part series, The Regulatory Review explores and honors the contributions of political scientist Robert A. Kagan.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The Fed adopts the Volcker Rule, Congress announced a budget deal, and more…

Supreme Court Confronts Interstate Air Pollution Regulation

Supreme Court Confronts Interstate Air Pollution Regulation

The Court hears oral arguments on legal challenge to EPA rule requiring states to keep pollution from affecting their neighbors.

FDA to Require Medical Device ID Numbers

FDA to Require Medical Device ID Numbers

New agency rule designed to help identify faulty medical devices.