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
New study proposes a better way to take employment effects into account in rulemaking.
The Unemployment Costs of Regulation
Traditional forms of analysis may underestimate unemployment costs, skewing cost-benefit analysis of regulations.
Can Risk Assessment Help Us Determine if Regulations Kill Jobs?
Quantitative risk assessment, currently used to evaluate environmental and health hazards, can also analyze regulations’ impact on jobs.
Informing the Debate over Regulation’s Impact on Jobs
Debate over regulation’s effects on employment would benefit from better policy analysis.
House Subcommittee Considers Scrubbing Away “Burdensome” Regulations
New bill would empower an independent commission to force agencies to eliminate or amend rules.
FCC, FTC Merger Necessary to Modernize Communications Regulation, Comment Suggests
FCC’s largely duplicative functions should be redeployed to other agencies, says think tank.
Cracks Emerge in U.S. Prohibition on Industrial Hemp Cultivation
As 2014 Farm Bill loosens federal restrictions, states look to gain new revenue.
What We (Should) Talk About When We Talk About Green Growth
How defining green growth will create better environmental policy.
Rarely Used Rule May Expand Small Companies’ Access to Capital
SEC proposal would exempt small businesses from federal and state security registration.
“Big Four” Decision Shines Light on Regulatory Conflicts
International accounting firms remain stuck between Chinese and U.S. law.
Improving Regulation Requires Closer Scrutiny of Benefits
Many regulations fail to demonstrate a need for agency action.