Regulation Analysis

To End Science Denial, Admit That Policymaking Is Not All Science

To End Science Denial, Admit That Policymaking Is Not All Science

Failing to recognize the importance of value judgments in policymaking encourages anti-science attitudes.

Basic Foundations of the Administrative State

Basic Foundations of the Administrative State

Administrative law makes the modern state compatible with principles of the rule of law.

What Does Risk-Based Regulation Mean?

What Does Risk-Based Regulation Mean?

Risk-based regulation requires regulators to choose which decision-making principles to apply.

Considering Cumulative Regulatory Costs in Economic Analysis

Considering Cumulative Regulatory Costs in Economic Analysis

The latest Economic Report of the President highlights the importance of studying cumulative regulatory costs.

Which of Trump’s Regulatory Reforms Are Likely to Last?

Which of Trump’s Regulatory Reforms Are Likely to Last?

In its novel effort to bring independent agency regulations under White House oversight, the Trump Administration may have found a lasting legacy.

Building Capacity for Economic Analysis at Independent Agencies

Building Capacity for Economic Analysis at Independent Agencies

Independent agencies should take steps to conduct more thorough economic analysis when writing regulations.

Dissecting the Debate Over Regulation

Dissecting the Debate Over Regulation

Commentators debate central questions about the role of regulations in society.

How Regulatory Agencies Undervalue Life

How Regulatory Agencies Undervalue Life

Agencies should boost penalties for fatal rule violations to match the value of a statistical life.

Regulating Cost-Benefit Analysis

Regulating Cost-Benefit Analysis

EPA’s advance notice raises fundamental questions about how the agency should weigh costs and benefits.

A Recipe for Improving Regulatory Analysis

A Recipe for Improving Regulatory Analysis

President Trump’s first year in office prompts four steps for reform.

How Regulators Can Excel

How Regulators Can Excel

Contributors to a new book outline the prerequisites for success by regulatory agencies.

What the FDA Can Teach Us About Regulatory Excellence

What the FDA Can Teach Us About Regulatory Excellence

Scholar discusses the role of policy learning and reputation in regulatory excellence.