It’s Past Time to Address Regulatory Duplication
The SCRUB Act would help eliminate duplicative rules through retrospective review.
Debating the Independent Retrospective Review of Regulations
The Regulatory Review features the debate over an independent process for reviewing existing rules.
Regulatory Transparency Should be a Two-Way Street
OSHA deserves praise for asking commenters submitting scientific information to disclose their funding sources.
More Whistleblowers Help Regulators Detect Misconduct
Financial regulators in the U.S. and U.K. receive a growing number of alerts from whistleblowers.
The False Dichotomy of Agency Independence
Different agency design choices result in a continuum of independence.
How Should We Judge Agencies’ Decisions “Not to Decide?”
Working paper says agencies have broad, but cabined, discretion to delay and defer.
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
How do agencies use distributional effects in regulatory impact analyses?
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
Asymmetrical deference to PTO decision-making may promote pro-patent policies.
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
Why current practices of regulatory analysis undervalue future benefits.