More Whistleblowers Help Regulators Detect Misconduct
Financial regulators in the U.S. and U.K. receive a growing number of alerts from whistleblowers.
The False Dichotomy of Agency Independence
Different agency design choices result in a continuum of independence.
How Should We Judge Agencies’ Decisions “Not to Decide?”
Working paper says agencies have broad, but cabined, discretion to delay and defer.
Obama’s Regulatory Chief Speaks at Penn Law
At PPR seminar, OIRA Administrator Howard Shelanski discusses his office’s role.
The Role of Distributional Impacts in Cost-Benefit Analysis
How do agencies use distributional effects in regulatory impact analyses?
Resetting Expectations for New Media
Scholars suggest that easy access to information may not increase meaningful public engagement in policymaking.
Chevron Deference for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Asymmetrical deference to PTO decision-making may promote pro-patent policies.
Primary Season Poses Special Challenges for PAC Spending Reporting
FEC proposes three alternative draft rules for the transparency of multi-state primary expenditures.
The Case for Declining Discount Rates
Why current practices of regulatory analysis undervalue future benefits.
Regulation and Democracy
How the resurgence of progressivism will produce improved regulatory outcomes.
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.