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New research paper examines the challenges and opportunities of a behavioral approach to regulation.

Cost-benefit analysis assumes an increasingly prominent role in financial rulemaking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By taking three feasible steps, the administration could help build a regulatory culture more supportive of ex post evaluation.

Report reveals administration plans to create a web portal for Freedom of Information Act requests.

Better understanding of OIRA’s role – and its rationale – provides a new agenda for reform.