House Committee Debates Effects of Regulation on Small Business
PPR’s Adam Finkel faces tough questioning in hearing.
Tracking Down Killer Regulations
The federal government lacks an independent office to provide retrospective analysis of regulations’ costs and benefits.
Republican Candidates Emphasize Regulation in Presidential Debate
Candidates advocate deregulation for economic growth.
Why Congress Should Not Codify Cost-Benefit Analysis Requirements
Codifying cost-benefit analysis requirements of Executive Order would preempt valuable nuances of current review system.
The Myths of Benefit-Cost Analysis
Congress should resist the popular misconceptions of the critics of benefit-cost analysis.
Agency Calculations of the Value of Statistical Lives Saved
Regulatory agencies change monetary values used when analyzing life-saving regulations.
The Administration’s Regulatory Review Plans Move Toward Evidence-Based Governance
The White House has just released the first plans for retrospective reviews of existing regulations from thirty agencies, making a notable step toward evidence-based governance.
Washington Workshop on Assessing Open Government
PPR workshop discusses how to study government transparency programs.