It’s Time to Think Strategically About Retrospective Benefit-Cost Analysis
Retrospective regulatory review should concentrate not only on reducing costs but also on creating benefits, like improving societal well-being.
Uber and the Future of Regulation
Regulators need a new system for responding to evolving market forces.
Regulatory Analysis Under the Trump Administration
Deregulatory executive orders require a new approach to analyzing regulatory impact.
Benefit-Cost Analysis Should Promote Rational Decisionmaking
Recent executive orders undermine the longstanding belief in benefit-cost analysis.
Regulating Within a Budget
The Trump Administration’s regulatory budget constraint may help improve agency benefit-cost analyses.
New Developments in Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis
Scholars and industry representatives highlight takeaways from conference on new regulatory developments.
A Recipe for Improving Regulatory Analysis
President Trump’s first year in office prompts four steps for reform.
How the Clean Power Plan’s Repeal Undermines Regulatory Analysis
The Trump Administration’s purported economic justification weakens the credibility of cost-benefit analysis.
Building for Disaster
Data show that more stringent building codes deliver benefits greatly exceeding their costs.
Structural Reforms to Improve Cost-Benefit Analyses of Financial Regulation
Independent agencies should mirror executive branch practices to overcome judicial scrutiny.
The Future of Countercyclical Regulation
Scholars evaluate the viability of adjusting regulations to accommodate changes in economic conditions.
