The Paradox of Regulation: What It Can and Cannot Achieve
Regulatory success depends on managing actuarial, socio-cultural, and political risk.
Horse Meat Scandal Turns into Food Safety Crisis
Why country-of-origin-labeling is not the right solution.
Improving Insurance Decision Making
Insurance, if better understood, holds great promise for businesses, consumers, and more.
Solving the Add-On Insurance Dilemma
Behavioral economics supports new strategies to regulate high-priced add-on insurance.
Will OMB Make the Right Decision on Menu Labeling?
Requiring grocery stores to display calories may be too costly for its purported benefits.
Effective Climate Policy: The Case for a Carbon Tax
A carbon tax is the most effective and least costly climate policy.
First Principles for Interpreting Regulation
A new framework promises greater coherence in regulatory interpretation.
Trust & Verify: How the CPSC Gets the Information It Needs
Contrary to critics, statute leads to better information for consumer protection.
What the Unified Agenda Tells Us About Regulation’s Impending Burdens
Unified Agenda of new regulations only tells part of the story.
Improving Drug Safety Regulation after the Meningitis Outbreak
Congress should provide FDA with clearer authority and increased resources.
Exempting Climate Mitigation from OIRA Review
EPA needs less OIRA oversight to address climate change.
The Administrative President
In his second term, President Obama will seek even more policy change by influencing federal administrative agencies.