Expand Centralized Regulatory Review to Independent Agencies
Congress should require independent regulatory commissions to perform cost-benefit analyses
The REINS Act: A Constitutional Means to Control Delegation
The proposed legislation would give Congress authority over a limited set of major regulations.
Agencies Should Provide Enhanced Procedural Protections in Aggregate Settlements
Agencies fail to provide necessary fairness when they compensate large groups of people.
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.
Why the REINS Act Is Unwise If Not Also Unconstitutional
A proposed act would hinder needed regulations, thereby interfering with the executive branch’s constitutional authority to execute the law.
PPR Panel on Outsourcing National Security
Two prominent scholars discuss the federal government’s reliance on private firms to carry out national defense functions.
Congressional Republicans Seek to Put the “REINS” on Costly Agency Rulemaking
Republican legislation would require Congress to approve major rules passed by federal agencies.
Fall 2010 Recap: Risk Regulation Seminar Series
Penn Program on Regulation features number of experts who discuss risk in a number of regulatory contexts.
E-Government and Inequality in Public Participation
The Internet has not made the government more democratic, at least not yet.