Analysis

The Role of Distributional Impacts in Cost-Benefit Analysis

The Role of Distributional Impacts in Cost-Benefit Analysis

How do agencies use distributional effects in regulatory impact analyses?

Encouraging Companies to Disclose Climate Risks to the SEC

Encouraging Companies to Disclose Climate Risks to the SEC

State attorneys general are well suited to prod disclosure, recent paper argues.

Loans for Parolees and Probationers

Loans for Parolees and Probationers

Proposal would extend SBA Microloan eligibility to individuals on parole or probation.

Resetting Expectations for New Media

Resetting Expectations for New Media

Scholars suggest that easy access to information may not increase meaningful public engagement in policymaking.

Gift Cards and the Potential for Money Laundering

Gift Cards and the Potential for Money Laundering

The growth of gift cards raises new and unexpected challenges for regulators and law enforcement.

Supreme Court to Hear FTC Challenge to Licensing Board

Supreme Court to Hear FTC Challenge to Licensing Board

Dispute over teeth-whitening regulations may expand federal antitrust authority over states.

Primary Season Poses Special Challenges for PAC Spending Reporting

Primary Season Poses Special Challenges for PAC Spending Reporting

FEC proposes three alternative draft rules for the transparency of multi-state primary expenditures.

North Carolina Coal Ash Spill Renews Debate Over Delayed EPA Regulations

North Carolina Coal Ash Spill Renews Debate Over Delayed EPA Regulations

February spill raises question of whether coal ash requires federal regulation.

A Regulatory Vacuum in the Growing Space Launch Market

A Regulatory Vacuum in the Growing Space Launch Market

Congress limits administrative safety regulation while offering financial safety net.

The Democratic Case for Job Impact Analysis

The Democratic Case for Job Impact Analysis

Integrating employment effects into regulatory impact analysis could improve the public debate on regulation.

A Better Way to Study the Effects of Regulation on Employment

A Better Way to Study the Effects of Regulation on Employment

New study proposes a better way to take employment effects into account in rulemaking.

The Unemployment Costs of Regulation

The Unemployment Costs of Regulation

Traditional forms of analysis may underestimate unemployment costs, skewing cost-benefit analysis of regulations.