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Making Decisions without All the Answers

Making Decisions without All the Answers

Institute of Medicine report describes how the EPA should confront uncertainty.

GAO Calls on Agencies to Respond to All Comments

GAO Calls on Agencies to Respond to All Comments

Report advocates for a better use of public input.

The Paradox of Regulation: What It Can and Cannot Achieve

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

OMB Proposes Guidance to Simplify Federal Grantmaking Process

Guidance seeks to ease regulatory burdens while increasing effectiveness of oversight.

Will OMB Make the Right Decision on Menu Labeling?

Will OMB Make the Right Decision on Menu Labeling?

Requiring grocery stores to display calories may be too costly for its purported benefits.

First Principles for Interpreting Regulation

First Principles for Interpreting Regulation

A new framework promises greater coherence in regulatory interpretation.

Trust & Verify: How the CPSC Gets the Information It Needs

Trust & Verify: How the CPSC Gets the Information It Needs

Contrary to critics, statute leads to better information for consumer protection.

Regulatory Breakdown in the United States

Regulatory Breakdown in the United States

The Regulatory Review summarizes the work of leading scholars from the newly published book Regulatory Breakdown: The Crisis of Confidence in U.S. Regulation.

A Portfolio Approach to Addressing Catastrophic Risk

A Portfolio Approach to Addressing Catastrophic Risk

Scholars favor employing the market, civil liability, and regulation to tackle catastrophic risk.

Members of Congress Need Not Send to Ask For Whom the Bell Tolls

Members of Congress Need Not Send to Ask For Whom the Bell Tolls

Congress must not forget its role in setting regulatory policy.

How Do Industry Insiders View Regulations?

How Do Industry Insiders View Regulations?

New study categorizes perceptions of regulators in the workplace.

Regulation’s Impact on Jobs

Regulation’s Impact on Jobs

Why requiring a regulatory impact analysis on jobs is ill-advised.