Benefit-Cost Analysis Should Promote Rational Decisionmaking
Recent executive orders undermine the longstanding belief in benefit-cost analysis.
New Developments in Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis
Scholars and industry representatives highlight takeaways from conference on new regulatory developments.
Trump’s Red Tape Rollback
The Trump Administration’s regulatory rollback highlights the opportunities and obstacles that lie ahead.
The Regulatory Accountability Act and the Obsolescence of Formal Rulemaking
Administrative agencies should not be required to use a process that has been obsolete for decades.
Mulvaney Is Right to Call for More Money for OMB
Expanding a White House office could help shrink the whole federal government.
An Empirical Analysis of the Establishment of Independent Agencies
A divided government may not fully explain the creation of agencies not directly controllable by the President.
Voter Data Request Is Illegal, Not Just Controversial
The Trump Administration’s information request violates a longstanding federal law.
The Constitutional Executive Order on Regulatory Budgets
President Trump’s regulation-trimming executive order will likely survive judicial scrutiny despite potential policy objections.
A Wolf in Sheep’s Skin
The Early Participation in Regulations Act will further complicate the rulemaking process.
Requiring Formal Rulemaking Is a Thinly Veiled Attempt to Halt Regulation
Regulatory reform bill’s public hearing requirement will hinder agencies’ attempts to regulate.
The Stunning Triumph of Cost-Cost Analysis
Under President Trump’s executive order, the benefits of new regulations will play no role in regulatory decision-making.
President Trump’s Regulatory Vision
How the incoming President might shape his strategy in the regulatory sphere.