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Active Choosing versus Default Rules

Active Choosing versus Default Rules

Cass Sunstein explains why – and when – policymakers should use default rules.

GAO Calls on Agencies to Respond to All Comments

GAO Calls on Agencies to Respond to All Comments

Report advocates for a better use of public input.

The Paradox of Regulation: What It Can and Cannot Achieve

The Paradox of Regulation: What It Can and Cannot Achieve

Regulatory success depends on managing actuarial, socio-cultural, and political risk.

OMB Proposes Guidance to Simplify Federal Grantmaking Process

OMB Proposes Guidance to Simplify Federal Grantmaking Process

Guidance seeks to ease regulatory burdens while increasing effectiveness of oversight.

First Principles for Interpreting Regulation

First Principles for Interpreting Regulation

A new framework promises greater coherence in regulatory interpretation.

Trust & Verify: How the CPSC Gets the Information It Needs

Trust & Verify: How the CPSC Gets the Information It Needs

Contrary to critics, statute leads to better information for consumer protection.

What the Unified Agenda Tells Us About Regulation’s Impending Burdens

What the Unified Agenda Tells Us About Regulation’s Impending Burdens

Unified Agenda of new regulations only tells part of the story.

Is Class Action Litigation a Response to Regulatory Capture?

Is Class Action Litigation a Response to Regulatory Capture?

Study finds class action lawsuits to be no more frequent in states with appointed versus elected insurance regulators

The Administrative President

The Administrative President

In his second term, President Obama will seek even more policy change by influencing federal administrative agencies.

Is the Rulemaking Process Really a Quagmire?

Is the Rulemaking Process Really a Quagmire?

Scholars laud rulemaking’s efficiency, noting it takes “remarkably little time.”

Study Suggests that Public Attitudes Hinder Efficient Regulation

Study Suggests that Public Attitudes Hinder Efficient Regulation

Most Americans do not understand the economics behind good regulatory policy.

Media, Polarization, and Regulatory Politics

Media, Polarization, and Regulatory Politics

Research highlights correlation between partisan media and a polarized public.