The Paradox of Regulation: What It Can and Cannot Achieve
Regulatory success depends on managing actuarial, socio-cultural, and political risk.
OMB Proposes Guidance to Simplify Federal Grantmaking Process
Guidance seeks to ease regulatory burdens while increasing effectiveness of oversight.
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.
Is Class Action Litigation a Response to Regulatory Capture?
Study finds class action lawsuits to be no more frequent in states with appointed versus elected insurance regulators
The Administrative President
In his second term, President Obama will seek even more policy change by influencing federal administrative agencies.
Is the Rulemaking Process Really a Quagmire?
Scholars laud rulemaking’s efficiency, noting it takes “remarkably little time.”
Study Suggests that Public Attitudes Hinder Efficient Regulation
Most Americans do not understand the economics behind good regulatory policy.
Media, Polarization, and Regulatory Politics
Research highlights correlation between partisan media and a polarized public.
How Do Industry Insiders View Regulations?
New study categorizes perceptions of regulators in the workplace.
Extending White House Review over Independent Agencies
Senate bill could shake up administrative law in theory if not in practice.