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Obama’s Regulatory Chief Speaks at Penn Law

Obama’s Regulatory Chief Speaks at Penn Law

At PPR seminar, OIRA Administrator Howard Shelanski discusses his office’s role.

The Role of Distributional Impacts in Cost-Benefit Analysis

The Role of Distributional Impacts in Cost-Benefit Analysis

How do agencies use distributional effects in regulatory impact analyses?

Resetting Expectations for New Media

Resetting Expectations for New Media

Scholars suggest that easy access to information may not increase meaningful public engagement in policymaking.

Chevron Deference for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Chevron Deference for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Asymmetrical deference to PTO decision-making may promote pro-patent policies.

Primary Season Poses Special Challenges for PAC Spending Reporting

Primary Season Poses Special Challenges for PAC Spending Reporting

FEC proposes three alternative draft rules for the transparency of multi-state primary expenditures.

The Case for Declining Discount Rates

The Case for Declining Discount Rates

Why current practices of regulatory analysis undervalue future benefits.

Regulation and Democracy

Regulation and Democracy

How the resurgence of progressivism will produce improved regulatory outcomes.

The Democratic Case for Job Impact Analysis

The Democratic Case for Job Impact Analysis

Integrating employment effects into regulatory impact analysis could improve the public debate on regulation.

A Better Way to Study the Effects of Regulation on Employment

A Better Way to Study the Effects of Regulation on Employment

New study proposes a better way to take employment effects into account in rulemaking.

Can Risk Assessment Help Us Determine if Regulations Kill Jobs?

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.

Informing the Debate over Regulation’s Impact on Jobs

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?

Does Regulation Kill Jobs?

New book from Penn Program on Regulation explores the connection between regulation and employment.